{"id":1535,"date":"2024-11-19T20:13:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T20:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/?page_id=1535"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:29:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:29:03","slug":"nuclear","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/climate\/issues\/nuclear\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Nuclear power is dirty, dangerous and expensive. Say no to new nukes.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nuclear energy has no place in a safe, clean, sustainable future. Nuclear energy is both expensive and dangerous, and just because nuclear pollution is invisible doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s clean. Renewable energy is better for the environment, the economy, and doesn\u2019t come with the risk of a nuclear meltdown. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People are concerned about many issues surrounding the industry: From the risk of accidents and impacts that radiation has on human health, through contamination of environment and radioactive waste, to violation of human rights and links of nuclear energy to nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenpeace got its start <\/a>protesting nuclear weapons testing back in 1971. We\u2019ve been fighting against nuclear weapons and nuclear power ever since.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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