Proponents of nuclear energy tout it as a form of clean ”energy since it releases virtually none of the harmful CO2 emissions associated with fossil fuel. However, construction of nuclear power plants does emit great amounts of CO2, as construction instruments and processes, such as trucks, cranes, front-end loaders, etc., rely on other sources of energy – especially fossil fuels
Nuclear energy is a hot button political issue. Iraq and North Korea managed to develop clandestine nuclear weapons programs under the guise of “peaceful” nuclear energy, only for their weapons programs to be discovered later