By Shannon James, Flathead Beacon
If you want to pay more for electricity that results in the storage of radioactive waste across Montana, then the nuclear hype is for you. Otherwise, hold on to your wallet.
First and foremost, nuclear energy is not renewable. Far from it. The process begins with uranium mining, an environmentally destructive practice that has disproportionately harmed Indigenous communities worldwide. Extracting, processing, and using uranium leaves behind radioactive waste that poses long-term threats to human health and the environment. There is no such thing as “clean” nuclear energy when the entire fuel cycle is considered.
