Unlike fossil fuel-fired power plants, nuclear reactors do not produce air pollution or carbon dioxide while operating. However, the processes for mining and refining uranium ore and making reactor fuel all require large amounts of energy. read more
On the favorable side, nuclear energy is very energy dense and the plants have extremely long lifetimes. As such, the material quantify required/MWh generated over a plants’ life is very low. Also positive, the plant has no direct emissions of pollutants into the air. read more
Nuclear power plants are very expensive.. The production of electrical energy using Nuclear energy, once the raw materials have been mined, in its self causes minimal pollution. read more