Nuclear energy requires mining

• The uranium ore must be mined
• This has long-term environmental and public health impacts
• The materials are, after all, radioactive

Fission's heat is used to power electricity generation

• A nuclear reactor controls the fission process
• Fission relies on the U-235 nucleus

Nuclear energy's future is uncertain

• Nuclear is safer and cleaner than fossil fuels
• But it lags behind in terms of world energy production
• It is haunted by its nuclear accidents
• .... and the legacies of nuclear weapons