1417
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Topic
#3468
(Mini debate)We should fully embrace thorium nuclear energy
Status
Finished
The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.
Winner & statistics
After 4 votes and with 28 points ahead, the winner is...
Kritikal
Parameters
- Publication date
- Last updated date
- Type
- Standard
- Number of rounds
- 2
- Time for argument
- Two hours
- Max argument characters
- 10,000
- Voting period
- One week
- Point system
- Multiple criterions
- Voting system
- Open
1553
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9
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Description
Pro:
* Has to defend the idea that thorium is the future nuclear energy.
Con:
* Has to state why thorium isn't the future of nuclear energy.
Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:
Forfeit debate.
Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:
Interesting topic but full forfeit
Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:
Forfeit debate.
Criterion
Pro
Tie
Con
Points
Better arguments
3 point(s)
Better sources
2 point(s)
Better legibility
1 point(s)
Better conduct
1 point(s)
Reason:
Full forfeit
Thorium reactors recycle their own waste, resulting in a significantly smaller volume of dangerous waste products that need to be stored.
https://youtu.be/3u44skO-nMo
don't worry kid.
Yeah, sorry I accepted the debate in the early hours of the morning not realising the time constraint until I had already accepted.
Hopefully in the future I am going to make a debate just like this but longer.
A number of thorium reactors have been built since 1960, starting with the thorium-based nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a few research reactors are in operation today. Today, thorium is seen by some as a thousand year solution to energy and environmental problems, but one that is offset by high start-up costs and a number of technical hurdles.
Please do not vote for this, this was made for fun. I didn’t have time
I mean the one issue isn't for the one embracing it as much as enemies of that nation-state.