Nuclear Power Isn't Really Zero-emission

[Marlin]

Nuclear Power Isn't Really Zero-emission, But Neither Is Anything Else



http://www.science20.com/the_conversation/nuclear_power_isnt_really_zeroemission_but_neither_is_anything_else-155694

[OldHP]

Thus has always been so!  After visiting a vintage plant in the early '70's' to cut a 'test specimen', they weren't ready when we got there, thus getting a tour, and seeing their Unit 1 Ash Ponds roped off, I thought to myself, "If you ever go to the commercial nuclear, make sure you have all your bases covered"!

A few years later I found myself as the RPM (then Station HP) at a ready (but for TMI) to start up plant.  As I started to go through the data I found that the emissions from an up lake coal plant weren't taken into account and then when I insisted on additional water samples found major Tritium (right in our discharge path).  It turned out that an unlicensed producer of 3H dials was dumping into the lake!

We, the nuclear industry, are very small producers, close to natural (although there are those that say, 'there is no natural radioactivity', I invite them to take a 'calibrated' meter and accompany me to the quarries of RI or VT, or anywhere (the government) buildings are constructed of 'the stone', i.e. DC).

The earth emits a certain amount of radioactivity every second, minute, hour, day, etc., we (humankind) have dealt with it and benefited from it since before all who post here have, even me, were a glimmer in their daddy's eye , and all the generations before us. 

[Content1]

I think  when most think of zero emission, it refers to greenhouse gasses.  When compared to coal or natural gas, we are effectively at zero emissions carbon.

[Marlin]

I think  when most think of zero emission, it refers to greenhouse gasses.  When compared to coal or natural gas, we are effectively at zero emissions carbon.

  Greenhouse gas is what the article is talking about but it includes the entire life cycle of each, so even solar and wind have some emmisions in fabrication, transportation, and construction. if you look at the mean per KWH nuclear is very close to solar and wind.

[Rerun]

A 24 hour diesel run is more than a fossil plant emits in about 3 weeks..

[dea]

Nice comment Rerun, care to provide some data to back it up.

[Bonds 25]

A 24 hour diesel run is more than a fossil plant emits in about 3 weeks..

Hahahahahahah

[Rerun]

I have signed the emmissions reports for both

[Bonds 25]

Oh, well that's outstanding proof right there. You also "know" that Nuclear Power kills more people and is more dangerous than fossils too........

[Rerun]

How many died at Chernobyl ?

[Rerun]

The carbon emmissions free has always been one of the biggest nuclear myths .

[hamsamich]

Yeah good thinking let's compare Chernobyl to western nuclear power.  And you're saying nuclear power puts out C emission?  Stop digging!  someone with your high and mighty brain should be able to do better than that!  that would be just as cheesy as saying the polonium your fossils put out is worse than our nuclear fuel.  Wow, waiting for some real comebacks.

[Bonds 25]

How many died at Chernobyl ?

<50 directly with the potential for more (4000 total) if you use the ridiculous, horribly conservative, debunked LNT model.....compared to the hundreds of thousands of people fossils have killed since Chernobyl. Yeah, great comparison.....

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2005/pr38/en/

[Rerun]

It's funny people will state there is no way to prove radiation kills anyone yet will gladly say other industries kill people. Last I checked there were lots of fire fighters killed fighting the Chernobyl Fire and most likely more died afterward .

[Bonds 25]

I JUST showed you the Chernobyl casualties. That was from the World Health Organization.  How dense are you?

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs313/en/

[Nuclear NASCAR]

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