| There are uranium sources all over the United States | | | | choose to do. Five billion years is so far into the |
| and the world. It is estimated, by some, that these | | | | future that nuclear energy might as well be |
| uranium mines could last for up to 700 years. Other | | | | considered renewable. But, what about the experts |
| experts believe the sources will last up to 5 billion | | | | that place uranium mine lifespans at the 700 year |
| years. Each of these cases leans toward a far | | | | mark? Seven hundred years is a second in terms of |
| different answer to whether or not nuclear energy is | | | | Earth lifespan and if that is all the uranium left, there |
| renewable. | | | | is no way nuclear energy can be considered |
| The Official Definition of Renewable Says - No | | | | renewable even if the term's definition is stretched. |
| Renewable energy sources are those that will always | | | | The simple answer to the question is no, nuclear |
| be there. These sources do not require fossil fuels or | | | | energy is not renewable, but that does not mean it is |
| mining to continue energy production. Now, taking | | | | not an effective and useful source of alternative |
| into account that the 5 billion years mark is true, | | | | energy. Odds are, there is more than enough uranium |
| there is still a finite amount of uranium in the Earth's | | | | to last at least a few thousand years and hopefully, |
| soil and thus the energy is not renewable. | | | | well before then, a true renewable source of energy |
| Stretching the definition a bit is what many experts | | | | will be perfected. |