Pandora’s Promise

The Pandora’s Promise is a documentary that mainly discusses the nuclear power and its effects on the people and the environment. The film started by presenting several scientists and environmentalists talking about how they were anti-nuclear and what made them to change their point of view. They stated that the idea of opposing nuclear energy was related to the risks the radiations do to the human beings and nature. However, analyzing the issue with other scientists and physicists who are experts allowed them to look at nuclear energy from a different angle. The problem of opposing the nuclear is that people do not realize the difference between the nuclear power and the nuclear weapons.

The film gave an example of a nuclear power accident happened in Japan where an environmentalist visited the area to measure the radiations of the explosion. The result came shocking to some because the radiation measurement was very low comparing with other places. The media always shows the negative side and how the radiations bring illnesses and damages to the world. Since the first usage of nuclear was nuclear weapons, people became scared of this energy source. There has been rallies and protests by ignorant people against the use of nuclear power as a source of energy. People are afraid because they have been always exposed the cons of nuclear not the pros. A significant thing those people do not notice is that we have radiations around us all the time. These natural radiations have been measured in certain cities around the world; surprisingly, it is higher than what the nuclear power would cause. The documentary illustrates that by giving an example of a Brazilian beach. Scientists have a big and crucial role in educating the people of the nuclear benefits.

The nuclear energy is safe, clean and has no harm on the earth. It’s an unlimited source of energy that can be use to generate electricity and heat. In order to get energy from any other source, we need to at least burn another source to generate power. The most widely source of energy used is the coil, thus, it kills thousands of people every year.  On the other hand, nuclear is the second safest after wind and it’s even safer than solar energy. Considering these facts, coil is more dangerous than nuclear power. The waste from the nuclear energy does not cause any problems and it also can be recycled to fuel. Using nuclear power might put an end to the climate change and global warming issues that cause a distraction like Sandy storm in 2012.