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How much does it cost?
How much does it cost?
The capital cost associated with nuclear energy is much higher than with other sources of energy.
This "levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) … estimates of the revenue required to build and operate a generator over a specified cost recovery period …"
Find out more from the U.S. Energy Information Administration
While the upfront costs may seem quite large, the operational costs associated with nuclear energy remain competitive, and stable, compared to other sources of energy!
How clean is nuclear energy?
How clean is nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy offers one of the best sources of power generation in terms of CO2 emissions.
This is very important as we continue our global efforts to combat climate change.
Is it really that much better?
Is it really that much better?
Yes!
This graph - from the U.S. Department of Energy - shows that “this basically means nuclear power plants are producing maximum power more than 93% of the time during the year.”
What about safety?
What about safety?
You may be familiar with some high profile nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima -
Even when we consider these events, nuclear energy consistently ranks among the safest sources of energy that are available to us
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