body of a child whose mother was exposed to radiation and passed on deformed genes to her baby may not be able to fight off common sicknesses and die due to the radiation exposure . " Radiation may be one of the principal ecological agents responsible for human suffering and disease " . This quote came from a congressional hearing on the safety of nuclear power in the early 70's where it was declared that radiation was and is dangerous to human beings and other species of animals and that nuclear power plants are highly dangerous and inefficient for their purposes . Why not Solar power or other alternatives ? The amount of energy that reaches the earth from the sun on any given day is far greater than that consumed by Americans in any given year . To harness this and turn it into something that is much needed and very useful would be a great alternative to nuclear power plants . Having no moving parts , producing no pollution , consuming no fuel , and operating at environmental temperatures , solar collectors are very clean and efficient . They produce a practically free form of electricity and would provide electricity at a very low price . Nuclear power plants average a build time of 10 years and cost millions of dollars . This means that vast implementation of nuclear reactors in the near future is virtually impossible and unrealistic . Solar power receptors , on the other hand cost a fraction of the price and take less time to manufacture than nuclear plants . Although nuclear power has its drawbacks and limitations , still seems to be the primary choice for energy production today due to the rise in population and to general energy consumption around the world as well as to the lack of technology in the other fields of energy production . It is a wonder why solar power has not been mass implemented already to power our country and the world .The materials used to build solar collectors ( silicon , plastics) are readily availab...
