Pandora’s Promise is a 2013 documentary film that discusses the nuclear power debate. It goes into detail of why or why not nuclear power should be used. There is still opposition of nuclear power, but it is a clean energy source which can help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and better the climate change situation.

The director Robert Stone presents this film as a way to show both sides of the argument, like interviewing Helen Caldicott, an anti-nuclear advocate. She talks about the health impacts that the Chernobyl nuclear disaster had. Nuclear energy is an energy source that many people fear especially after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, but it can also be the energy source we need to save the planet from climate change. The documentary was very informative and it showed the stories of five people who went from anti-nuclear to pro-nuclear energy-Stewart Brand, Richard Rhodes, Gwyneth Cravens, Mark Lynas, and Michael Shellenberger.

Throughout the film, they talk about the myths and fears people have about nuclear energy such as the disasters that have happened before. The film ultimately argues in support of nuclear power, but it also explains the risks like disasters and radiation. They also talk about plutonium which is a byproduct of uranium fission, which could be used to create weapons. The anti-nuclear activists such as Caldicott call nuclear power evil, but they are not given time to argue against it.

Overall, Pandora’s Promise was an interesting film to watch. Even though, I would have liked if they had more arguments against nuclear energy, however, I did like how they addressed the problems and fears some may have with nuclear energy. They explained how disasters like Fukushima and Chernobyl could be avoided and how radiation is not a big problem like other make it out to be.