If we want to avoid the worst of the climate crisis, it's vital we switch to clean energy and fast. Wind and solar have long been on the agenda as clean forms of power to replace coal, but more recently in Australia there's been a charged political discussion about nuclear. 

So how would implementing nuclear energy actually work? And is it a better option for power than the tried and tested methods of solar and wind?

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