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  2. Nuclear power proposed as renewable energy - Wikipedia

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    Whether nuclear power should be considered a form of renewable energy is an ongoing subject of debate. Statutory definitions of renewable energy usually exclude many present nuclear energy technologies, with the notable exception of the state of Utah. [1]

  3. Renewable energy - Wikipedia

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    Whether nuclear power should be considered a form of renewable energy is an ongoing subject of debate. Statutory definitions of renewable energy usually exclude many present nuclear energy technologies, with the notable exception of the state of Utah. [221]

  4. Should nuclear power be considered clean energy? Yes, says ...

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    Senate Bill 678 lets Duke Energy and other utilities use nuclear energy to meet a target of 12.5% of clean or renewable power, a target previously met with solar, wind or biomass, among other ...

  5. Nuclear power - Wikipedia

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    Its share of electricity from nuclear power was 5% in 2019 [58] and observers have cautioned that, along with the risks, the changing economics of energy generation may cause new nuclear energy plants to "no longer make sense in a world that is leaning toward cheaper, more reliable renewable energy". [59] [60]

  6. Is nuclear power gaining new energy? - AOL

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    According to Professor M.V. Ramana of the University of British Columbia, it is “a folly to consider nuclear energy as clean”. It is, he says, "one of the most expensive ways to generate ...

  7. Low-carbon electricity - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear power's lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions—including the mining and processing of uranium—are similar to the emissions from renewable energy sources. [28] Nuclear power uses little land per unit of energy produced, compared to the major renewables. Additionally, Nuclear power does not create local air pollution.

  8. Why we need more nuclear power - AOL

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    Clean energy tax credits in the huge 2022 green energy bill apply to nuclear power, and will help lower costs. Other demonstration projects are ongoing, including some with Energy Department funding .

  9. Nuclear power debate - Wikipedia

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    Stewart Brand at a 2010 debate, "Does the world need nuclear energy?" [31]At the 1963 ground-breaking for what would become the world's largest nuclear power plant, President John F. Kennedy declared that nuclear power was a "step on the long road to peace," and that by using "science and technology to achieve significant breakthroughs" that we could "conserve the resources" to leave the world ...