Why is nuclear power considered to be a “clean” energy source when its waste is so contaminating/dangerous?

Question

Like. Nuclear waste/disasters contaminate areas for thousands of years and cause cancer. Why is that “clean”?

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Answer 1

It’s carbon zero output. Meaning no carbon dioxide. No global warming. Just steam. And newest designs can use spent radioactive waste from current nuclear plants as fuel and it converts it into a different type of nuclear waste that becomes non radioactive in 500 years instead of 5000 years. So all around it’s better. Plus I unlike renewable energy, it’ll work whether it’s not or dark with the wind’s blowing or not or regardless of how far away you are from active geological events.