Comparing to renewables
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Current nuclear energy is the energy created during a nuclear fission reaction. When big unstable atoms split into smaller ones they release a ton of energy.
Compared to renewables the pros are it has a much more consistent/reliable output, has a higher output for the cost and space used, takes less carbon to set up and use, and creates very little waste.
For the cons, in the event of a failure they are extremely dangerous, though failures are way less common than most people believe, it takes a big starting investment to set up, the waste it creates can be hard to store safely, and they currently can’t make profitable small versions for less populated areas.
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