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Every eighteen to twenty four month, the nuclear power plants shuts down so they can remove the radioactive waste.

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Nuclear energy generates around 20% of United States electricity.

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Nuclear energy doesn't emit any air pollution. Nuclear energy can generate a lot of energy at a low cost. It is also very powerful, efficient, and reliable. Also, nuclear energy emits a very low amount of greenhouse gases.

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The waste created by nuclear power plants are very dangerous. The radioactive waste has to be specially disposed of because it is so dangerous.

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The fuel used in nuclear power plats is an element called Uranium. Uranium is a non-renewable resource that is found through that process of mining. Whats awesome is that nuclear power plants only need a little amount of fuel to create a large amount of electricity.

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I live in Iredell County and solar energy is a popular alternative energy source.

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Information:
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-nuclear-energy
https://whatisnuclear.com/articles/nucenergy.html
http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/Advantages_NuclearEnergy.php

Power plant: http://sites.lafayette.edu/egrs352-sp14-nuclear/environmental-policies/
Power plant process: http://image.slidesharecdn.com/nuclearenergy-160110031037/95/nuclear-energy-3-638.jpg?cb=1452395472
Iredell county: http://ssw.unc.edu/dssjobsnc/county

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Nuclear power plants are able to generate electricity through the process of nuclear fission. Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction where an atom splits, releasing energy.