Nuclear energy as a source of power has long been debated. There are too many positive and negative aspects of the ordeal that it is too exhausting to discuss. In a snapshot, the most discussed of all is safety and environmental hazard. Before delving into the meat of the matter, it is integral to discuss what nuclear energy is about.

Nuclear power comes from fission. Today, most plants use uranium to produce nuclear energy. In essence, nuclear energy has something to do with manipulating and mutilating atoms. Thus, the word nuclear is formed because it comes from the word nucleus, the very heart of an atom. And once should remember that atom is the smallest unit of all things in the world.

On a positive note, it is not a doubt that there are a lot of benefits if nuclear energy is used.

• Nuclear energy, just like solar energy, does not produce carbon dioxide. This means there is less harm done to the environment and most significantly, to the people.
• According to scientists, a single fission of a uranium atom will produce about ten million times more energy than coal and fuel.
• Nuclear energy is cheaper and will stay that way for a very, very long time.

Disadvantages

• The downside is the nuclear waste. Just remember what happened to Chernobyl. Until now, no once can live in it and it still has effects visible.
• If a nuclear reactor explodes, anyone who gets contaminated may have abnormal children or get cancer.
• Children will be born with one eye or one hand. The results are grotesque and unimaginable.
• And worse, the effect can last for decades, or even centuries.