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[[Image:Energy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A significant share of U.S. energy is nuclear.]]
'''Nuclear energy''' is the [[energy]] released by atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.<ref>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/nuclear-energy</ref> Commonly the heat produced is harnessed by steam turbines to produce electricity in nuclear power plants.
'''Nuclear energy''' is the [[energy]] released by atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.<ref>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/nuclear-energy</ref> Commonly the heat produced is harnessed by steam turbines to produce electricity in nuclear power plants.
The main uses of nuclear technology is in nuclear reactors, which use the energy in an atom to create power, or nuclear weapons, which use the energy in warfare. There are two types of reactions, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. [[France]] is the nation with the greatest reliance on nuclear energy for electric generation.
The main uses of nuclear technology is in nuclear reactors, which use the energy in an atom to create power, or nuclear weapons, which use the energy in warfare. There are two types of reactions, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. [[France]] is the nation with the greatest reliance on nuclear energy for electric generation.
In roughly 30 years or more, only two nuclear power plants have been activated in the [[United States]], due to opposition by [[Leftist]] [[environmentalist]]s. Both of these nuclear power plants are located in [[Tennessee]] under the unique [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], and the second one was the result of a 43-year effort.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/us/tennessee-nuclear-power-plant/index.html</ref>
In roughly 30 years or more, only two nuclear power plants have been activated in the [[United States]], due to opposition by [[Leftist]] [[environmentalist]]s. Both of these nuclear power plants are located in [[Tennessee]] under the unique [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], and the second one was the result of a 43-year effort.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/20/us/tennessee-nuclear-power-plant/index.html</ref>