Nuclear power plants provide almost 20% of the US’s energy output and 21% of the UK’s. Nuclear power plants provide more zero-emission power than any other energy source and provide jobs for thousands of people. But despite all this they are being shuttered and shut down across both nations. Nuclear power is the best source of power available to the world and both the U.S. and the U.K. need to put more money into nuclear power plants and start building more plants. Nuclear power does not harm the environment. Nuclear power plants have safely been providing power for years, in fact six reactors in the U.S. that have been targeted for shut down, “… have been safely producing about 40 terawatt-hours of zero-carbon-emissions electricity per year…”