Townsville Energy plan

Townsville needs energy and there are two options.

I think due to the fact that Townsville has a large population and is situated near water, a nuclear power plant is a wise choice.

Option 1: More coal

• Townsville already has a coal power plant and building a second one would help with the growing energy needs.

Option 1: Upsides

• There is no risk of a nuclear meltdown.
• The coal plant will increase jobs

Option 1: Downsides

• According to the U.S Energy Administration coal produces more Co2 than petroleum.
• By burn coal we realse Co2 in the atmosphere which cuases health and enviormental problems.

Option 2: Nuclear

• Townsville has perfect conditions for a nuclear power plant to be built which will not produce as much Co2 emissions as coal power.

Option 2: Downsides

• The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says that nuclear power plants produce radio active byproducts such as radium.
• Nuclear power plants can have nuclear meltdowns.
• The Union of Concerned Scientists says that events out of human control like earthquakes and fires can cause serious problems with nuclear facilities.

Option 2: Upsides

• According to the Nuclear Energy Institute, "Operation of a nuclear plant generates 400 to 700 permanent jobs. These jobs pay 36 percent more than average salaries in the local area."
• Nuclear facilities also create zero green house gases in order to produce electricity
• Nuclear power historically and currently costs less than gas, coal, and petroleum per kilo-watt hour

I think A nuclear power plant is the best option for townsville. It will increase the town's economy and met the city's growing energy needs.

Works cited

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2015.
• "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Overview." Energy Information Administration. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2015.
• "Nuclear Power Plants Benefit State and Local Economies." Nuclear Energy Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2015. .
• "Nuclear Power Accidents." Union of Concerned Scienists. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2015.
• "US Electricity Production Costs." Nuclear Energy Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sept. 2015. .