Nuclear energyNuclear reactors are the future of energy production. Nuclear power can produce more than 500 zeta joules of energy; which is approximately 1,000 times current global energy consumption. The use of nuclear power is in decline and if power companies do not start using nuclear power, a large amount of unnecessary pollution will be released into the atmosphere, causing more damage to our already grave planet damaged. The use of nuclear energy continued to increase until the Fukushima disaster in Japan. This disaster led to a drastic decline in the use and acceptance of nuclear energy. Germany has started to phase out nuclear power and plans to close all its reactors by 2022. Nuclear power is expected to be fully utilized because nuclear reactors have high energy output, long longevity and low emissions. lower levels of carbon dioxide. low cost of entry and minimal fuel consumption. Reactors produce approximately six percent of the world's energy and are used as a country's primary energy source; France. France has seventy-six percent of its energy created by nuclear power and no accidents have occurred. This article has been peer-reviewed and the author, Alexander Stanculescu, works at the Idaho National Laboratory and collaborates on his research with the International Atomic Energy Agency. However, nuclear power is not the only energy source capable of producing a plethora of energy. Not only are there cheaper options, but also safer options. Nuclear disasters are devastating events and will have considerable consequences on the environment. Furthermore, the long-term storage of nuclear waste is a problem that still exists and has not been resolved for sixty years. Hydroelectric power is not just middle of paper...... Public acceptance of nuclear power. "Energy Policy 61. (2013): 822-828. Business Source Elite. Web. December 6, 2013. "Public acceptance of nuclear power - How to fix it? " Mechanical Engineering 135.6 (2013): 53-54. Business Source Elite Web December 6, 2013. Schenkel, Roland " Acceptance of nuclear energy and potential role in. Meet future energy demand. What technical/scientific achievements are needed?." AIP Conference Proceedings 1442.1 (2012): 356-364. Academic Search Premier. Web. December 6, 2013. Stanculescu, Alexander. "Nuclear Energy Overview: Current and Projected Use ." AIP Conference Proceedings 1442.1 (2012): 112-123. Academic Search Premier Web. December 6, 2013. Williams, Pete M. and Alexander Smith. "Truck carrying 'extremely dangerous' radioactive material found after it was stolen from Mexico NBC News. National Broadcasting Company, December 3, 2013. Web December 5... 2013.