Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Japan nuclear reactor "meltdown"

One of the secondary impacts of the earthquake and tsunami is the difficult situation Japan is facing with its Nuclear power stations. Nuclear Power always causes debate - some people are in favour because its a reliable source of non fossil fuel energy  - and then some people are against because accidents can be catastrophic (such as the Chernobyl accident) and it is not easy to dispose of the  nuclear waste. Have a look at the video and decide for yourself:


What should we do to meet our energy needs? Have a look at the game below - it puts you in charge of our energy future:
                                               http://my2050.decc.gov.uk/

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