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These two “point-counterpoint” videos provide arguments for and against using nuclear energy to generate electricity.
When a nuclear reactor is no longer in use, the radioactivity in its materials remains. That’s why it’s important to safely deal with the radioactive waste those plants leave behind.
This backgrounder has information about both cosmic & neutron radiation.