The committee of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began today´s session with a debate about the dangers of nuclear energy use and ended with a discussion of natural disasters.

The delegates are working to understand safety measures so nuclear energy could be safer and more useful.

“Perfection is not real but that’s why we strive to be better,” Pablo Soto, Delegate of South Africa, said.

Paloma Urrea, the delegate from Germany highlighted that United States is one of the largest producers of nuclear power, with 99 nuclear reactors. More nuclear plants create more potential for nuclear disasters and danger. Alternative sources like solar energy, wind and fossil fuels are safer and more economical.

“Setting up those type of energy would take a lot of years,” Miguel Calle, Delegate of the United Kingdom, said.

Other types of energy such as fossil fuels are also dangerous. Coal also contaminates the world they believe its equal harmful as nuclear power. After more discussion about how nuclear energy is a danger the topic turned to how nuclear and human disasters could jeopardize the security of humans.

“Having nuclear disasters are more harmful, critical, countries need sources as fast as possible but nuclear disasters also bring a lot of issues to the world,”- Urrea

Both delegates of Germany and Luxembourg agreed that nuclear plants need to have safety measures to prevent natural disasters.

“Natural disasters happen, human mistakes happen, what we need to talk about is about improving the structures of this power plants,”  Tomas Ortiz, Delegate of Japan, said.

Aika Nakamura, refugee displaced by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, explained that because of the effects of nuclear power, she lives in fear, and even in a different country. Aika declared that there is no need for nuclear power, it created all the problems that are in her life, for her and many others.

“Every single country are time bombs if they have nuclear reactors… the world is a ticking time bomb if they have nuclear powers,” Aika Nakamura said.

Raquel Bernal, the delegate of the Russian Federation argued that Aika was not a trustworthy source of information because she feared for her life after she experienced a natural disaster.  Furthermore, the Russian delegate, claimed that disaster was made by natural causes not a human error. The delegate of the United kingdom agreed the refugee could be mentally unstable.

“The things that she felt, the things she explained were exaggerated,” Ortiz said.

Andrea Restrepo, the Delegate of Canada explained how Japan helped the refugees from Fukushima . While some delegates claimed that the guest was a liar but some others claimed that even though she could be lying, her points were valid.

The delegate of Japan explained how the government did helped the victim, how she was not a victim of human error, but a natural disaster.

“We can make use of all these natural resources that the world provides,” Calle said.