Before we get into the sources of nuclear energy let’s make an important distinction between two very different types of energy – nuclear fusion (green) and nuclear fission (traditional). The present variety of nuclear power (nuclear fission) is usually incorrectly recognized for nuclear fusion. It involves dividing the nucleus of a heavy atom, that is [...]

You may be asking – is nuclear energy renewable? Well, if you mean nuclear fission energy – the traditional form of energy which requires a lot of uranium extraction and leaves behind lots of waste – the answer is NO. In fact, just 5 reactors can produce over seven thousand five hundred tons of nuclear [...]