Why can nuclear energy be classified as a renewable and non-renewable form of energy?

Question

Why can nuclear energy be classified as a renewable and non-renewable form of energy?

Answer 1

Untill we develop fusion power, and that is a heck of a long way off then nuclear power is ultimately dependent on Uranium which is a finite resource, so this makes it a non-renewable source of energy.

Breeder reactors can make plutonium, which can make bombs, but can also be used as power reactor fuel but this still relys on uranium

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeder_rea...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_breede...

Nuclear reactors do not generate Carbon Dioxide* in the way fossil fuel generatiion does, so they may be lumped in by the uncritical with clean renewables using wind, wave, solar, or geothermal generation.

*Nuclear reactors generate a lot of carbon dioxide as a result of the steel, concrete and other materials used in their construction, and in processing, reprocessing of their fuel and in disposal of waste - this factor often gets left out of consideration in comparing different energy generation systems    

Answer 2

Nuclear energy can be classed as renewable and non-renewable source cause when you make nuclear energy, from it you get other energy that can be used and from that energy it can be reused and etc.