Pandora’s promise is a documentary film about a variety of people who became pro nuclear energy. The movie starts showing an environmentalist view about how dangerous nuclear power is and how it can be used to make weapons. They talk about the cons of nuclear energy and how it is dangerous, in which radiation is released into public, meltdowns, and how it’s deadly. The movie then moves on to where the pros of nuclear energy outweigh cons. There are so many good things about nuclear energy, but people choose to believe everything that they hear. These claims were backed in this movie showing how nuclear power is safe, creates no CO2, is clean, and can create a lot of power. None of these environmentalist actually knew how safe nuclear energy really is.
In the movie a brief history of nuclear power, where it came from, and how it came to be used was explained. It came first from nuclear submarines. This process to make nuclear power is called nuclear fission. The movie then discussed the different kinds of nuclear power plants that were used around the world. I learned that a lot of things I thought were true were are not. I learned that the Chernobyl had no containment building and that not as many people died as I thought. I learned that 4,000 died due to Chernobyl and that the radiation levels there are actually lower than some natural places on earth. People actually live right near Chernobyl and are completely healthy. All these stories were learned are made to scare us away from a better source of energy.
The United States has never had a death from nuclear power plants. The Three Mile Island never happened because we used containment shelters in case of leaks. The U.S. did not sign the Kyoto protocol because they knew it wasn’t possible for our country to use less power forever. Nuclear is actually the second safest energy source, even more so than solar.
Overall, this movie was very interesting to watch. I learned a lot about nuclear energy and my view have changed because the U.S. has never had a meltdown or leaked dangerous amounts harmful radiation. In my opinion the movie was bias toward the pros of nuclear energy. It was to inform people of how good nuclear power is and how safe it can be. Not to scare people away from it again. After watching this movie I am confident to say nuclear power is the way to power the world because it’s the safest and produces no greenhouse gases.
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