How clean is nuclear power?

This week the Administration is celebrating the contributions of America's energy sector to our economy and our security through a series of events dubbed “Energy Week. read more

The U.S. saw a boom in nuclear energy plants in the 195’s, when nuclear energy was widely regarded as the wave of the future. In 1979, however, the core reactor meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear facility near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, changed the nation’s optimistic views on nuclear power. read more

“Nuclear energy is the only non-greenhouse gas-emitting power source that can effectively replace fossil fuels and satisfy global demand” – Dr. Patrick Moore, founder of Greenpeace Nuclear power is recognized as a practical, inexpensive and clean (emission-free) source of energy. read more

Clean renewable technologies will take years to reach the scale needed to replace the power we get from splitting atoms. Nuclear power’s benefits for climate and security are clear. But still the public worries about safety—and no wonder. read more