What are the risks of nuclear energy in addition to any harm to the
environment?

*a nuclear power plant could release large amounts of dangerous radiation.

*that could lead to disastrous consequences for the environment

*Which could increased risk of cancer for those exposed to the radiation.

These are the types of cancer nuclear radiation can cause: leukemia and thyroid cancer

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/intheworkplace/cancer-among-military-per
sonnel-exposed-to-nuclear-weapons

https://uvahealth.com/Plone/ebsco_images/7190.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Symptoms_
of_leukemia.png

http://www.ucsusa.org/nuclear_power/nuclear_power_101/