Nuclear power plants
How safe are nuclear power plants (vs other energy sources)?
1000 MW electric generators
Gravitational Energy 60,000 tonnes of water / second |
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Chemical Energy 10,000 tonnes of coal / day |
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Nuclear Energy 100 tonnes of uranium / year |
Which emits the most carbon dioxide (for the same amount of energy generated)?
Which do you think is most dangerous, and why?
Source: New Scientist