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Nuclear Energy, what is it? Is it safe? Is it dangerous? Lot's of questions arise when the topic of nuclear energy, most of them talking about whether or not it is trustworthy. However, most of this debate comes from a lack of knowledge about what nuclear energy is. So on this website I will be going over the aspects on nuclear energy and will be posing a few essential questions:
Why does nuclear energy have such a bad reputation?
What is the nuclear fission process?
How does a reactor work?
How does nuclear energy compare to other energy sources?
How do we handle nuclear waste?
Is it damaging our environment?
What are the pros and cons?
If we can answer these questions then maybe we can reach the answer to whether or not we should use nuclear power.