Is nuclear power good or bad?
Nuclear energy is a clean form of energy in that it doesn't produce carbon emissions when producing power, but mining uranium etc
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About Nuclear energy
Nuclear energy is produced by a reaction between nuclear and atomic particles. Nuclear power plants use nuclear fission reactions to produce water and steam. That water and steam is then used to generate electricity. Nuclear energy provides 15% of the world's electricity. The United States, France and Japan account for over 50% of the world's nuclear energy.
About Energy
Energy is used to do work. In our modern lives we are more and more preoccupied with finding new sources of energy to heat our buildings and move our machines, including cars. Since the dawn of the 20th century, fossil fuels have been the main way we get energy, but those forms of energy are causing environmental damage and leading to global warming. That is because the burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. New forms of energy are being sought.
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