Topic: Future of Nuclear Power
Country: Argentina
Delegate Name: Henry Brown
School: Ann Arbor Community High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Argentina position papers GLIMUN 2011 committees
Argentina believes that nuclear power is an important part of how we will begin to discontinue our use of fossil fuels and provide ourselves a somewhat cleaner form of energy. Argentina is currently one of the three countries in Latin America that has begun to harness nuclear power (the others are Brazil and Mexico). It has two nuclear reactors on line already, and the third is set to begin operating in 2012. From the two reactors, almost 10 percent of the country’s energy is generated. Full details of Argentina’s current engagement in nuclear power can be found at http://world-nuclear.org/info/inf96.html.
We must provide a safe way for nuclear power to be created, and start to focus on how we can implement it as a long-term solution for our energy crisis.
Argentina currently receives one-tenth of its electricity from nuclear power and is attempting to increase our nuclear power abilities. Nuclear power is a long-term investment that must be researched thoroughly in order to provide a safe form of energy in nations around the world. Even with this power looking as promising as it does, it cannot be used as a solution to our problems until we find a way to make nuclear power safe enough that we will not have to worry about disasters, such as the recently experienced tragedy in Japan.
These disasters cannot scare us away from nuclear power; rather, they should educate us about how to safely harness nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy may assure us power and electricity for the future, if we can use nuclear plants safely and effectively.
