Over the past hundred years, electricity has grown to become society's sole driving force. Increasing technological progress and increasing availability of technology will require a viable energy source to meet the growing demand for energy in the coming years. Our current primary source of energy is obtained from the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. The effects of this are not only harmful to the environment through the release of pollutants into the atmosphere, but fossil fuel reserves are significantly depleted. rapidly, due to increasing fuel demand around the world, demonstrating that an alternative energy source will be needed. Many alternative "green" energy sources are being researched and employed around the world such as thermal, hydroelectric and wind power generation, although with current technologies these energy sources are not efficient enough to support global energy demand. There is currently only one other source of energy production that is not only efficient enough to support global energy needs, but also provides an escape from the current environmental problems associated with burning fossil fuels. This energy source is nuclear energy. Electricity is generated by boiling water to generate steam. The steam produced by the boiler is injected at high pressure into the turbine inducing a rotational effect (Decher, Reiner. 1996.), this interaction essentially leads to a source for the conversion of energy and therefore to electricity. The problem lies in the heat source needed to vaporize the water. In this situation, fossil fuels, particularly coal, undergo combustion with the aim of generating heat. The combustion process… half of the paper… In conclusion, fossil fuels are not only a dwindling resource, but also have a large impact on the environment, requiring a replacement energy source for electricity generation. a global level. Nuclear energy is a greener energy source and can be compared to renewable energy due to the high abundance of fuel (e.g. uranium 235) accessible and the efficiency associated with the fission process, although the main recurring problem associated with nuclear energy production and disposal impact of nuclear waste, it is my opinion that, provided that nuclear waste can be contained in such a way that it has no effect on the environment or society, nuclear energy is the only source of domestically available energy capable of meeting the global energy needs of this day and age, therefore it should be further studied as an alternative to fossil fuels.