uranium

Nuclear energy is the energy in the nucleus, or core, of an atom. Atoms are tiny units that make up all matter in theuniverse. Energy is what holds the nucleus together. There is a huge amount of power in an atoms dense nucleus. In fact, the power that holds the nucleus together is officially called the "strong force.

Nuclear energy can be used to create electricity, but it must first be released from the atom. In nuclear fission, atoms are split to release the energy. 

A nuclear reactor, or power plant, is a series of machines that can control nuclear fission to produce electricity. The fuel that nuclear reactors use to produce nuclear fission ispellets of the element uranium

uranium is known for worldwide use of nuclear power. The use of uranium spiked in 1950 due to the manhatten project the idea worked of creating a bomb like no other the atomic bomb usa dropped it on japan on august 6 1945 witch ultimitly won them the war