Three Reasons to Stop Using Nuclear Energy

Nuclear technology's connection to weapons: Reactor tech closely linked to nuclear weapons development.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Aims to spread reactor technology without spreading weapons, but with limited success.
Difficulty in distinguishing peaceful vs. weapon programs: Covert weapon programs hard to differentiate from peaceful energy use.
Historical context: In the 1970s, nuclear powers sold technology, leading to weapons development in smaller countries.

Spent nuclear fuel: Radioactive and contains poisonous elements like plutonium.
Long-term harm: Harmfulness persists for tens of thousands of years.
Reprocessing: Extraction of plutonium can be used to create weapons or fuel.
Waste storage issues: No secure long-term storage solutions; only Finland is actively pursuing permanent storage.
Global waste management: Over 30 countries with reactors manage hundreds of thousands of tons of waste.

Frequency of major accidents: Seven major accidents in nuclear facilities over sixty years.
Impact of disasters: Significant radioactivity released into the environment in Russia, Ukraine, and Japan, rendering areas uninhabitable.
Casualties: The number of deaths is highly disputed.
Disaster probability: Raises the question of whether the energy supply is worth the risk of devastating disasters every 10-30 years.