Nuclear Energy: The Future Energy Source America uses a lot of energy to provide electricity to millions of homes and businesses and needs an energy source that provides an abundant amount of energy but also efficient. Nuclear energy is a reliable and efficient energy source that America can use. Fossil fuels and other resources used in the United States are running out or very expensive. Nuclear energy will provide a cost-effective, long-term power supply. America should use nuclear energy for its many advantages which are environmental benefits, economic benefits, safety, energy production, and reliability. Nuclear energy is a potential energy source for America because of its many economic benefits. Nuclear power plants would create thousands of jobs and have a low production cost. Davis writes in her article “The Necessary Good That Is Nuclear Energy,” that nuclear energy has the lowest production cost of 2.14 cents per kilowatt hour. The construction of power plants will create 1,400 – 1,800 jobs because they need workers capable of using concrete, steel and other materials (9). Creating jobs in America will stimulate the economy, and since the cost of running a power plant is low, plant owners will be able to afford to keep them running. Furthermore, the jobs created by nuclear power plants cannot be transferred to other countries and produce millions of dollars. In the article “Energy at the center of the country's economic needs”, the author states that the construction of nuclear power plants creates jobs that cannot be transferred abroad. Nuclear power plants also make $430 million a year, so they will be able to pay good wages to their workers (Whitman 55). The United States has become very dependent on foreign resources and if m...... half of the document ......e “Advantages of Nuclear Energy”, the author states that fossil fuels are running out. Nuclear energy would be a viable alternative. You can use uranium, plutonium or thorium to generate energy in power plants (Naik 1). Unlike coal-fired power plants, which can only use coal as an energy source, nuclear energy can use many elements. Although nuclear energy has its pros and cons, it should be used more in the United States. If there were more power plants in America, it would save millions of dollars and create thousands of jobs for skilled workers. Nuclear power plants would also help save many habitats and the Earth. There is little to no pollution from nuclear energy and they don't need much land to build. Security continues to increase, which eases people's worries. The power produced by nuclear energy is so great that it can provide energy to the entire world.