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 is clean. newer reactors produce much much less waste than the older ones. but not many places have built newer reactors. we let the early days dictate policies and let poorly run reactors that had accidents scare us away.