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The (renewable) electron economy, part 8

Posted on August 25, 2008

By Michael Hoexter In light of concerns about climate change, some enviros as well as those within the nuclear industry have emphasized nuclear energy's carbon neutrality. In light of concerns about climate change, the role of nuclear power in a future or transitional energy system has been re-evaluated. Worries about nuclear plant safety, nuclear weapons proliferation, and nuclear waste are being balanced against the fact that nuclear plants, during their operation, do not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Unlike coal-fired generation, nuclear power technologies, espe...

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