GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Nuclear is a zero-emission clean energy source. It generates power through fission, which is the process of splitting uranium atoms to produce energy. The heat released by fission is used to create steam that spins a turbine to generate electricity without the harmful byproducts emitted by fossil fuels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nuclear fission is nearly 8, 000 times more efficient at producing energy than traditional fossil fuels. That’s a considerable amount of energy density. Because nuclear energy is more efficient, it requires less fuel to power the plant and therefore creates less waste as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fission doesn’t emit greenhouse gases and allows nuclear to avoid more than 471 million metric tons of carbon each year in the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nuclear energy is also responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, no energy source is completely free of emissions, but more on that later. When it comes to nuclear, uranium extraction, transport and processing produces emissions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nuclear energy generates huge amounts of toxic waste The multiple stages of the nuclear fuel cycle produce large volumes of radioactive waste. No government has yet resolved how to safely manage this waste. Some of this nuclear waste is highly radioactive and will remain so for several thousand years.