Is nuclear energy renewable?

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DaryS said...

Like many other European superpowers, France considers nuclear energy as a good source of clean electricity forgetting about the huge amount of nuclear waste resulted due to the nuclear fission reaction of uranium and plutonium.

I found on https://www.alternative-energies.net/is-nuclear-energy-renewable/ that nuclear energy is not a renewable resource today, which means that the nuclear power plants built by France are not only producing dangerous nuclear waste, but they also consume a large amount of fresh water, which is a vital resource for the local population and the environment.

1 December 2018 at 02:57

A pretty good website on 'alternative energies', as DaryS says:
Alternative Energy and Electric Car News

Others have asked the same question:

Fossil fuels are the leading non-renewable energy sources around the world. There are others, however. Nuclear energy is usually considered another non-renewable energy source. Although nuclear energy itself is a renewable energy source, the material used in nuclear power plants is not.

non-renewable energy | National Geographic Society 

Is Nuclear Energy Renewable Energy?

It seems like at the heart of debate lies the confusion over the exact definition of renewable energy and the requirements that needs to be met in order to be one. The recent statement by Helene Pelosi, the interim director General of IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency), saying IRENA will not support nuclear energy programs because its a long, complicated process, it produces waste and is relatively risky, proves that their decision has nothing to do with having a sustainable supply of fuel. [3] And if that's the case then nuclear proponents would have to figure out a way to deal with the nuclear waste management issue and other political implications of nuclear power before they can ask IRENA to reconsider including nuclear energy in the renewable energy list ..

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