October ‘08 PF Topic Analysis Available

SANTA MONICA, Cali. — We are happy to announce that the October 2008 NFL Public Forum Topic Analysis book is now available at the new Victory Briefs Store.

This month’s book has three of the same writers from our well-received first Public Forum topic book: Carrie Menapace, Sarah Spiker and Carol Green. Also contributing to this book is former Extemp Commentary NFL Champion, Ryan Hamilton. As always, our books are also edited by Glenn Prince, long-time Western Kentucky University coach and current assistant director of forensics at Rice University.

Our inaugural PF Topic Analysis book received rave reviews from both first-time and long-time Victory Briefs users. Teachers, coaches and students a like found our commitment to diverse and original topic analysis essays as well as useful evidence to be among the best around.

Table of Contents

TOPIC ANALYSIS BY SARAH SPIKER 6
TOPIC ANALYSIS BY CARRIE ROBIN MENAPACE 22
TOPIC ANALYSIS BY CAROL GREEN 31
TOPIC ANALYSIS BY RYAN HAMILTON 38
DEFINITIONS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY 44
NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPLAINED 46
NUCLEAR ENERGY CREATES ELECTRICITY BY TRANSFORMING HEAT AND STEAM INTO ELECTRICITY 46
PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS EXPLAINED 48
BWRS BOILS WATER HEATED BY FISSION TO CREATE STEAM AND TURN TURBINES. 49
BOILING WATER REACTOR EXPLAINED 50
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS MUST CAREFULLY MANAGE RADIOACTIVITY AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. IT IS STORED IN CERAMIC PELLETS. 50
CONTAINMENT MECHANISMS ARE MANDATORY IN NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANTS BECAUSE OF RADIATION PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. 51
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS A CYCLE INCLUDING MINING, ENRICHMENT, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, USED FUEL MANAGEMENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT, DECOMMISSIONING, AND TRANSPORTATION. 52
HISTORY OF NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 54
DEVELOPMENT FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY BEGAN IN 1951 AND HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT EVER SINCE. 54
NUCLEAR ENERGY DID NOT HAVE POLITICAL SUPPORT, AND THEREFORE FAILED TO DEVELOP FROM THE 1970S-2002 55
CURRENT NUCLEAR ENERGY IN THE UNITED STATES 56
THERE ARE 104 COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR REACTORS GENERATING ELECTRICITY IN THE U.S. 56
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS EXPERIENCING A SURVIVAL, THREE FACTORS ARE THE CAUSE. 57
PRO EVIDENCE 59
POLITICAL MOVES ARE INCREASING NUCLEAR ENERGY 59
CONGRESS HAS INCREASED FUNDING AND INCENTIVES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR ENERGY. THE PROCESS TO BUILD A NUCLEAR PLANT HAS BEEN STREAMLINED. 59
ENERGY BILL OF 2005 INCREASES FUNDS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY 60
PLANTS HAVE INCREASED IN AMERICA FOR THREE REASONS. 61
OTHER COUNTRIES PROVE NUCLEAR ENERGY IS EFFECTIVE AND SAFE 62
56 COUNTRIES OPERATE CIVIL RESEARCH REACTORS, 30 USE COMMERCIAL REACTORS, AND 16 DEPEND ON NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR ELECTRICITY. 62
NUCLEAR STATIONS EXIST IN ASIA AND EUROPE. US SUPPORT WOULD HELP THEIR EFFORTS EXPAND. 63
NUCLEAR ENERGY MEETS GROWING ENERGY DEMANDS 64
ENERGY DEMANDS ARE CLIMBING BUT EMISSIONS CANNOT GROW WITH IT. NUCLEAR ENERGY MEETS ENERGY DEMANDS WITHOUT HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT. 64
ENERGY SUPPLIES ARE DWINDLING AND GAS LEVELS CAN NO LONGER KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. 64
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS EFFICIENT 65
FEWER NUCLEAR PLANTS ARE BEING BUILT, BUT PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY IS RISING IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE GLOBE. 65
NUCLEAR ENERGY PRODUCES ENERGY FOR ONE IN FIVE US HOMES AND BUSINESSES 67
NUCLEAR ENERGY DECREASES DEPENDENCY ON OIL 68
US MUST KEEP DIVERSE ENERGY SOURCES TO AVOID DEPENDENCE ON EXPENSIVE NATURAL GAS. 68
LESS DIVERSE ENERGY SUPPLIES LEAVES THE US VULNERABLE TO ENERGY SHORTAGES AS SEEN WITH HURRICANE KATRINA. PRESIDENT BUSH AGREES WE NEED NUCLEAR ENERGY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. 68
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS A RELIABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY BECAUSE ITS MATERIALS COME FROM RELIABLE ALLIES. THIS TRANSLATES IN SECURE ENERGY AND CHEAPER PRICES FOR CONSUMERS. 69
NUCLEAR ENERGY WILL SAVE $41 BILLION OF OIL IMPORTS A YEAR. 69
NUCLEAR PLANTS HELP THE ECONOMY 70
NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS CONTRIBUTE TO LOCAL ECONOMIES, MAKING THEM A BENEFICIAL ENERGY SOURCE TO PURSUE. 70
NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANTS GENERATE NEW JOBS TO SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIES 70
NUCLEAR ENERGY GENERATES $430 MILLION IN SALES AND SERVICES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES SEE AT LEAST $60 MILLION OF THOSE DOLLARS BENEFITING SCHOOLS, ROADS, INCOMES, AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 71
NUCLEAR ENERGY KEEPS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE US FOR JOBS, REVITALIZATION, LOCAL PROJECTS, AND GROWN RATHER THAN SHIP THEM OVERSEAS TO MAINTAIN OIL DEPENDENCY 72
NUCLEAR PLANTS WOULD CREATE 400,000 JOBS AND $30 BILLION OF VALUE 73
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS CLEAN ENERGY 74
GREENPEACE ARGUES THAT NUCLEAR ENERGY CONTRIBUTES MOST TO REDUCING GREENHOUSES GASSES IN AMERICA 74
NUCLEAR ENERGY PROVIDES 2/3 OF THE COUNTRY’S CLEAN AIR ENERGY SOURCE. 74
NUCLEAR ENERGY PREVENTED EMISSION OF POLLUTANTS CONTROLLED BY THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND PREVENTED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 75
165 NUCLEAR PLANTS WOULD AVOID 2.3 BILLION METRIC TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS PER YEAR 75
NUCLEAR PLANTS AVOID SAME AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE AS ALL PASSENGER CARS IN THE U.S. 76
NEW DESIGNS OF REACTORS ARE CLEANER AND SAFER WITH LESS MATERIAL WASTE. 77
THE U.S. SHOULD BE AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN NUCLEAR ENERGY 78
THE US NEEDS TO ACTIVELY PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY SO IT CAN LEAD THE WORLD IN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR PROPER USE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL. 78
NUCLEAR ENERGY HELPS NATIONAL SECURITY 79
THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR ENERGY TO BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT AND NOT INTERFERE WITH OUR ABILITY TO MEET OUR OWN ENERGY NEEDS. 79
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS A MORAL IMPERATIVE 80
DECLINING ENERGY AVAILABLE HAS BECOME A MORAL CHALLENGE, AND IT IS A MORAL IMPERATIVE TO PROVIDE ENERGY TO ALL CITIZENS. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND AGREES. 80
IMPACT: DECLINING ENERGY AFFECTS THE POOR 81
MOST VISIBLE IMPACT OF DECLINING ENERGY SOURCES IF FELT BY THE POOR. LONG TERM IMPACTS INCLUDE ALL HUMANS AND SPECIES IN THE ECO-SYSTEM. 81
IMPACT: POLLUTION BAD 82
AIR POLLUTIONS MAKES NORMAL ILLNESSES MASS KILLERS 82
93 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE AT RISK BY 2015 82
SPECIALISTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH ESTIMATE THAT 70,000 AMERICANS DIE EVERY YEAR DUE TO AIR POLLUTION. 83
POLLUTION THREATENS BILLIONS 83
IMPACT: GLOBAL WARMING BAD 84
GLOBAL WARMING CAUSES THE EARTH TO GO DEATH STAR 84
WARMING DESTROYS ALL LIFE ON EARTH—RUNAWAY GREENHOUSE FOLLOWED BY MARTIAN DEEP FREEZE 86
CON EVIDENCE 88
FUNDING IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANTS 88
THERE HAVE BEEN IMPROVEMENTS IN COST RECOVERY BUT MERCHANTS ARE NOT CAPABLE OF FUNDING PLANTS WITHOUT GOVERNMENT LOANS. 88
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WOULD HAVE TO ASUMME$550 BILLION OF THE POTENTIAL COST OF A MAJOR NUCLEAR ACCIDENT 89
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IS WARY OF NUCLEAR ENERGY 90
AS THE US EXPANDS NUCLEAR ENERGY THE IAEA EXPRESSES CONCERNS OF PROLIFERATION AND EXPERTS SAY NUCLEAR ENERGY WILL NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON GLOBAL WARMING BECAUSE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL TAKE TOO LONG TO BUILD. 90
NUCLEAR ENERGY TARGETS NATIVES 91
THE MAJORITY OF URANIUM MINING OCCURS ON NAVAJO LAND. HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE EXPLODING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE BELOW EPA STANDARDS AS A RESULT. 91
NATIVE COMMUNITIES ARE NOT PROTECTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEREAS WEALTHIER AND CLASSICALLY WHITE COMMUNITIES ARE PROTECTED. 92
NUCLEAR ENERGY IS NOT CLEAN 93
EVEN IF NUCLEAR ENERGY DECREASES GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS, IT IS NOT GREEN DUE TO THE EXTRACTION, PROCESSING, ENRICHMENT, AND WASTE OF URANIUM. 93
A SINGLE PLANT PRODUCES 20 TONS OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE. 184 PLANTS WOULD PRODUCE 3.680 TONS OF WASTE. 93
NO MATTER HOW MANY PROTECTIONS ARE IN PLACE, ACCIDENTS ARE INEVITABLE BECAUSE REACTORS ARE SO DANGEROUS. 94
NUCLEAR FACILITIES ARE NOT SAFE, EVEN A TORNADO CAN CAUSE MASS DESTRUCTION AND MELTDOWNS IF THEY HIT A PLANT. 95
RADIATION IS RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AT EACH STAGE OF THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE. RADIATION IS PRETTY BAD… 96
NUCLEAR ENERGY WILL NOT HELP GLOBAL WARMING 97
NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCES MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CO2 97
NUCLEAR PLANTS WILL NOT OFFSET ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES AND WILL NOT SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING DUE TO CAR EMISSIONS 98
2000 NUCLEAR PLANTS NEED TO BE BUILT OVER NEXT 40 YEARS TO OFFSET EMISSIONS TO SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN. 99
WE CANNOT DEVELOP NUCLEAR PLANTS IN TIME TO SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING. WE HAVE PASSED THE POINT OF NO RETURN. 100
NUCLEAR ENERGY COSTS TOO MUCH MONEY 102
LAWSUITS FROM DANGEROUS PLANTS OFFSET ANY ECONOMIC BENEFIT THEY MAY INCUR. THEY COST COMPANIES BILLIONS. 102
NUCLEAR ENERGY LEAVES US VULNERABLE TO NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS 103
TERRORISTS WILL ATTACK POWER PLANTS AND KILL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS 103
PLANTS AND TRANSPORTS ARE VULNERABLE TO ATTACK AND THEFT. THERE IS A RISK TERRORISTS COULD ATTAIN NUCLEAR MATERIAL. 104
NEW PLANTS WILL DESTROY THE INSPECTION REGIME LEADING TO WIDESPREAD PROLIFERATION AND CONFLICT 105
POWER PLANTS SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN NOW TO STOP PROLIFERATION, INCREASE SAFETY AND STOP ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION 106
NO ONE WILL WORK IN A NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANT 107
GREATEST CHALLENGE FOR NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IS CONVINCING INDIVIDUALS TO WORK IN PLANTS. WITHOUT WORKERS IN PLANTS, THEY WILL NOT FUNCTION. 107
LACK OF WORKERS WILL KILL THE INDUSTRY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO DEVELOPMENT. 107 NUCLEAR POWER CANNOT MEET ENERGY DEMANDS BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH ENGINEERS TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY. 108
YUCCA MOUNTAIN 109 YUCCA MOUNTAIN WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO STORE NUCLEAR WASTE. NEW WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS MUST BE DEVELOPED BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. 109
LARGEST PROBLEM IS WASTE DISPOSAL. YUCCA MOUNTAIN IS WHERE 54,000 METRIC TONS OF WASTE IS SCHEDULED TO GO. 109 YUCCA MOUNTAIN HAS MANY PROBLEMS THAT MAKE IT NOT AN OPTIMAL SITE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. 110
YUCCA MOUNTAIN IS NOT READY TO RECEIVE NUCLEAR MATERIAL. MASSIVE RECONSTRUCTION NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE. 111
YUCCA MOUNTAIN HAS BEEN ENCIRCLED WITH CORRUPTION CLAIMS. THESE MEAN IT IS NOT A GOOD SITE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. 112
GENERAL PROBLEMS WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY 113
THE UNITED STATES IDENTIFIES THREE MAIN PROBLEMS WITH NUCLEAR WASTE. 113
TECHNOLOGY IS NOT SAFE 114
THE DOE NEEDS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR RECYCLING BEFORE MORE PLANTS ARE BUILT 114
NUCLEAR ENERGY WILL DESTROY RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET 115
RENEWABLE ENERGY IS GAINING MOMENTUM IN THE MARKET. A REINTRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY WILL KILL THAT PROGRESS. 115
IMPACT: MELTDOWN 116
NUCLEAR MELTDOWN WILL DESTROY ALL LIFE 116
IMPACT: CULTURAL DESTRUCTION 117
LOSS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURES THREATENS OUR EXTINCTION 117
DESTRUCTION OF INDIGENOUS HISTORY AND CULTURE IS AS BAD AS GENOCIDE 118
IMPACT: PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL AND TERRORISM 119
PROLIFERATION RISKS MASSIVE NUCLEAR WARS 119
PROLIFERATION RISKS MULTIPLE NUCLEAR WAR SCENARIOS 119
DIRTY BOMBS JUST AS BAD AS NUCLEAR WEAPONS 120
NUCLEAR TERRORISM RISKS EXTINCTION 121

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