Discourse analysis on “An America Without Nuclear Power”
*Updated 8.25 o'clock Nuclear power is one of the many new and better ways of making clean power. But while nuclear power is clean, it comes at risks. There have been some examples of this with the scandal at Chernobyl and Fukushima. Where large areas were or are now uninhabitable, because of the radiation levels. It can take years of work and/or waiting before it is possible to use the areas again. Fx in Chernobyl there were restrictions, that meant you couldn’t eat sheep. Because the radiation levels were too high, so it wasn’t safe to eat. The text “An America Without Nuclear Power” has a focus on sustainable energy systems in America. The nodal point in the text is “The U.S nuclear industry”, while it is the one thing that gives the text meaning. Without this, the text would have no purpose. He uses floating signifiers like “future” and “contribution” to describe the nodal point in the text. He wants to show, that nuclear power is a good thing. These ...