How Does Nuclear Energy Help?
As said in the website, An Energy Resource For The Community Science Action Guide,
"Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona generates more electricity annually than any other US power plant of any kind, including coal, oil, natural gas and hydro. The three-unit, 3,921-megawatt nuclear plant generated 32,095,426 megawatt-hours of electricity in 1999. Today, nuclear power plants, the second largest source of electricity in the United States, supply about 20 percent of the nation's electricity each year. In 2000, US nuclear plants generated a record 753.9 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. In 1999, they produced 728 billion kWh. The average electricity production cost in 1999 for nuclear energy was 1.83 cents per kilowatt-hour, for coal-fired plants 2.07 cents, for oil 3.24 cents, and for gas 3.52 cents" (http://www.fi.edu/guide/wester/benefits.html)
Nuclear Power is a great source of energy that benefits everyone. It can power homes, businesses, schools, stores, anything! With the amount of technology we have today, disasters such as the one that happened at Chernobyl, can be prevented from happening again.