Answer: It is thousands of times cleaner than traditional coal and other resources extracted from fossil fuels, not to mention the specter of environmental hazards resulting from the continued use of energy sources dependent on carbon.
While there is no such thing as 100 percent safe, having nuclear energy is much safer than you think. It's thousands of times safer than conventional coal and other fossil-fuel-derived energy, not to mention the specter of environmental disaster from continued use of carbon-based energy sources.
