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 * Nuclear Energy Advantages **
 * Nuclear energy is inexpensive at only 2.1 cents per kilowatt hour as of 2010
 * Nuclear energy produces no air pollution.
 * No fuel is burned during nuclear fission.
 * Steam comes out of nuclear power plants instead of smoke.
 * Nuclear power plants do not emit carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide as part of the power generation process.



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 * Provides 21%of the electricty in the United States.
 * Approximately 1/3 of the cost to build a nuclear power plant goes to the construction of reliable safty systems.
 * Only 1%of public exposure to radiation is caused by nuclear power plants.
 * New uranium mines and projects are sufficient to meet public demand of energy up until 2040. One uranium fuel pellet is about the size of a finger tip but is equal to 150 gallons of oil.



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