Nuclear power is a clean, safe and reliable source of energy.
Because nuclear plants do not burn fuel, they do not emit combustion by-products. Nuclear energy does not produce air emissions, such as sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxide or particulates. A single pellet of nuclear fuel about the size of a pencil eraser can produce as much electricity as a ton of coal. Additionally, uranium used to make nuclear fuel is plentiful. Low-level waste from nuclear power plants, along with wastes from hospitals and other industrial sources, is safely disposed of in specially designed landfills.