With the climate crisis at the forefront of international focus, sea levels and global temperatures at all time highs (Blowers 168), it is clear that rapid changes are necessary, mainly ceasing the burning of fossil fuels to cut back harmful emissions. An increasingly popular candidate to take its place is nuclear energy, harvested through fission reactions with complex technology. Its usage, however, is controversial, and raises many ethical questions. Harnessing nuclear energy should not be used as an alternative to fossil fuels because, through a utilitarian lens, the harm it causes far…