Tournament: Wake | Round: 3 | Opponent: Wichita State DS | Judge: Justin Stanley
It’s not a question of the DOE- we need an ENTIRE NEW FRAMEWORK and NRC expertise- obviously the aff does not create a new one- or they are extra topical
Spencer 11 (Jack Spencer is Research Fellow in Nuclear Energy in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies 2/15/11 “Is the President’s Small Reactor Push the Right Approach?” http://blog.heritage.org/2011/02/15/is-the-presidents-small-reactor-push-the-right-approach/)
Yet many of these companies insist that without such public support, they cannot move forward. Such conclusions are based on one or a combination of three things:

The underlying technology is ….  to support the certification process.

LOW threshold for the link – the NRC process is ALREADY slow – there is only a risk that the plan collapses a delicate balance
Luby 11(Abby, Freelance Journalist who has covered the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant”) http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-End-of-the-NRC-Rubber-by-Abby-Luby-110715-812.html 

Entergy is also battling the state of Vermont …. - safety procedures, evacuations.

The LINK ALONE turns the case – causes HUGE delays in licensing for nuclear power
Weaver 7 (Lynn, President Emirtus of Florida Intsitute of Technology, “Fund NRC Nuclear Power Licensing” )
The Nuclear … But it doesn't have the money.

- NRC has explicit jurisdiction and is OUT SIDE federal CONTROL
Jose and Garza 7 Donald E, managing partner of the law firm Jose and Associates in Pennsylvania and Michael A, J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A. from Harvard University, “The Complete Federal Preemption of Nuclear Safety Should Prevent Scientifically Irrational Jury Verdicts in Radiation Litigation”, Spring, http://www.temple.edu/law/tjstel/2007/spring/v26no1-Jose-and-Garza.pdf
At the very dawn of the nuclear …. ” 89 “Upon these subjects, no role was left for the states.”90¶
NRC can’t handle SMR
Spencer and Loris ’11 (Jack Spencer is Research Fellow in Nuclear Energy in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, and Nicolas D. Loris is a Research Associate in the Roe Institute, “A Big Future for Small Nuclear Reactors?”, February 2, 2011, LEQ)
These systemic problems generally ….  long-term progress, competition, and innovation. 

The NRC is overstretched now
Rysavy 9 (Charles F., Partner with KandL Gates LLP, Practiced for 20 years, “Small Modular Reactors”)
Regulatory resources …. , and to work on enhancing the regulatory framework and licensing process with the NRC (NRC Public Meeting, Meeting Slides–DOE). 

NRC licensing precludes SMR development
Rysavy et al 9 Charles F, partner with the law firm of KandL Gates LLP and has over 15 years of legal experience with the nuclear industry, Stephen K. Rhyne is a partner with the law firm of KandL Gates LLP, Roger P. Shaw is a scientist with the law firm of KandL Gates LLP, has over 30 years of experience with the nuclear industry, and is the former Director of Radiation Protection for the Three Mile Island and Oyster Creek Nuclear Plants, "SMALL MODULAR REACTORS", December, apps.americanbar.org/environ/committees/nuclearpower/docs/SMR-Dec_2009.pdf
Most SMRs are not merely ….  system will be placed underground.

SMRs empirically fail at commercialization
Magwood, commissioner – NRC, 7/14/’11
(William, “ECONOMICS AND SAFETY OF MODULAR REACTORS; COMMITTEE: SENATE APPROPRIATIONS; SUBCOMMITTEE: ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT,” CQ Congressional Testimony)

That is not to say that SMRs are a …. vendors to provide utilities with reliable cost and schedule estimates.

Low gas prices kill SMRs
McMahon, energy contributor – Forbes, 5/23/’12
(Jeff, http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/05/23/small-modular-reactors-by-2022-but-no-market-for-them/)

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors By 2022 -- ….  in the favor of SMRs,” according to the summary.

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Text:  President Obama should issue an Executive Order to have the Department of Energy build small modular nuclear reactors for the Department of Defense.  
Contention 1 is Solvency
Counterplan solves 100% -- the Department of Energy can build for the Department of Defense. Solves 100% and avoids the DoD tradeoff DA. Only we avoid NRC Liscensi
NEI 07 (Nuclear Energy Institute The Nuclear Regulatory Process March 2007 ng http://www.new.ans.org/standards/resources/toolkit/docs/nei-nuclear-regulatory-process-ans-posting1.pdf) 

The NRC ….  such as radon, which is regulated by the states.

Only DOD action can create widespread adoption of SMR’s which saves the domestic nuclear industry
Loudermilk, Senior Energy Associate @ NDU, ’11
Micah J. Loudermilk, Senior Associate for the Energy and Environmental Security Policy program with The Institute for National Strategic Studies at The National Defense University, “Small Nuclear Reactors and US Energy Security: Concepts, Capabilities, and Costs,” Journal of Energy Security, May 2011, http://www.ensec.org/index.php?option=com_contentandview=articleandid=314:small-nuclear-reactors-and-us-energy-security-concepts-capabilities-and-costsandcatid=116:content0411andItemid=375

Problematically, despite the ….  lead to their wide-scale adoption.

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The nuclear arsenal will be modernized now – but risks cuts from the defense budget
Washington Post, 9/15/12 (Dana Priest, “Aging U.S. nuclear arsenal slated for costly and long-delayed modernization,” http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-nuclear-arsenal-is-ready-for-overhaul/2012/09/15/428237de-f830-11e1-8253-3f495ae70650_story.html)
The U.S. nuclear arsenal, the most powerful …  overseeing the gargantuan task of modernizing the nuclear arsenal to keep it safe and reliable.
The aff causes defense budget tradeoffs
Snider, 12 – reporter for EandE (Annie, 2/23. “Military’s alt energy programs draw Republicans’ ire,” http://www.eenews.net/public/Greenwire/2012/02/23/2)
The idea that the …  order to meet budget mandates.
Nuclear modernization will be the first to be cut – it’s on the chopping block – that destroys deterrence
Trachtenberg, 11 – president and CEO of Shortwaver Consulting, LLC, former principal deputy assistant secretary of defense (international security policy), acting deputy assistant secretary of defense (forces policy), and head of the policy staff of the House Armed Services Committee (David J, 10/1. “Nuclear Fallback.” ,” http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/279610/nuclear-fallback-david-j-trachtenberg#)
Political turmoil in the Middle East, Iran’s drive for nuclear weapons, and the buildup of China’s military are only a few of the worrisome trends that point to a prolonged … deterrent remains as important as ever.
Deterrence is vital to prevent WMD attacks and preserve global stability
Schneider 8 Mark Schneider, July 2008. Senior Analyst with the National Institute for Public Policy, Ph.D in history at the University of Southern California and JD from George Washington University, former senior officer in the DoD in positions relating to arms control and nuclear weapons policy. “The Future of the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent,” Comparative Strategy 27.4, Ebsco.
Today, the United States, the …  from North Korea, which have been reported in the press.8

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Fiscal Cliff is at the top of the agenda
The Associated Press 11/9/2012
2 issues atop Obama's post re-election agenda Averting fiscal crisis, weighing Cabinet replacements first up. http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=426260

The White House is making the … he former Senate majority leader who is close to Obama. 

Congress is inneficient; any other legislation would prevent fiscal cliff resolution
CNN 11/9 (Lame duck Congress, go home By Ryan Alexander, Special to CNN  updated 8:15 AM EST, Fri November 9, 2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/09/opinion/alexander-congress-fiscal/index.html)

Tuesday's election results did nothing to  …..  fiscal cliff resolved.Let's give the next Congress a chance to make real progress.

President has a lot of political capital right now; key to solving fiscal cliff
Eskow 11/8 (After the Election, a New Mandate – and New “Fiscal Cliff” Math By admin | November 8, 2012 By Richard Eskow http://blog.ourfuture.org/after-the-election-a-new-mandate-and-new-fiscal-cliff-math/) 

But Boehner isn't holding the …  against economic injustice is played out in the public arena.

Presidential leadership is key to a compromise – the alternative is the collapse of hegemony, a double-dip recession, and war in the Middle East
Hutchison, U.S. Senator from the great state of Texas, 9/21/2012
(Kay Bailey, “A Looming Threat to National Security,” States News Service, Lexis)

Despite warnings of the …  could stall economic growth and punish working families.

Middle East goes nuclear
James A. Russell, Senior Lecturer, National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, ‘9 (Spring) “Strategic Stability Reconsidered: Prospects for Escalation and Nuclear War in the Middle East” IFRI, Proliferation Papers, #26, http://www.ifri.org/downloads/PP26_Russell_2009.pdf 

Strategic stability in the region ….  with substantial risk for the entire world. 

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Link: The storage logic of the aff is the worst form of modern technique manifesting itself in discourses of the environment in order to place nature in the standing reserve, Only taking a step back from the development of modern technique can avoid total annihilation.

Thomas Roddey, Engineering Programs Manager, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, “Martin Heidegger: “technique and the turn”, 2002.

2. What bothers the author about the world's status quo? .... “ It cannot even once recognize its front-court.” 452  

Impact: Loss of being is the biggest impact of all—outweighs nuclear war and extinction.  

Michael Zimmerman, Professor of Philosophy, Tulane University, CONTESTING EARTH'S FUTURE: RADICAL ECOLOGY AND POSTMODERNITY, 1997, p.119-120.

Heidegger asserted that human self-assertion, ...  because they were never "disclosed" by humanity.

Our Alternative is recognition of human’s solidarity and break away from the idea of incorporate beings into a standing reserve.
Best and Nocella, 06 –associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso (Igniting a Revolution:  Voices in Defense of the Earth, p. 82-84, google books)JRC

Yet, for both Heidegger and revolutionary .... in Native American philosophy and practice.