Do you know that only fifty people have died due to disasters related to nuclear power plants? This is more than the number of people who die every hour due to car accidents worldwide. Just because people die from driving doesn't mean we should, so why shouldn't we have nuclear power plants when only a small number of people die from them? The problem is that people overexaggerate the negative aspects of nuclear energy and use it to stoke public fear of nuclear energy. For these and other reasons I am in favor of nuclear energy as a source of energy. First, nuclear energy has proven to be the cheapest energy source. 15.5 grams of uranium can produce as much energy as 1,400 tons of coal. Using nuclear energy would also reduce the cost of gas because there wouldn't have to be so many power plants burning oil, so the demand for oil wouldn't be as high. And finally, with nuclear energy we wouldn't have to keep replacing fuel because a rod of enriched uranium can last up to fifty years. Secondly, nuclear energy is one of the safest forms of energy. For starters, more people die each year from coal mining and oil drilling accidents separately than the number of people who die at nuclear power plants. Then, when it comes to radiation exposure, the nuclear power industry contributes far less than 1% of people's average exposure. The rest of the radiation exposure comes from X-rays, medical waste, radiation naturally emitted from rocks, and numerous other sources. As for transporting the material to and from sight, the containers the material is shipped in are subjected to rigorous testing such as being able to survive a 2,000 foot drop onto a concrete surface and survive being swallowed by a concrete surface for 30 minutes. fire at 1,475 degrees. So, from a safety point of view, the nuclear energy industry is one of the safest. Finally, nuclear energy is one of the cleanest sources of energy. Power plants that burn coal pollute the air and cause acid rain. Facilities that burn oil force us to use large ships that sometimes spill oil. Nuclear energy, on the other hand, does not release polluting substances and during the transport of radioactive material there have been no accidents that have released radiation into the air.