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

There aren’t clean energy sources, there are cleaner energy sources depending on their impact on the environment some more than others

nuclear supporters tend to think that nuclesr is clean enough, detractors believe that we can do better with other sources