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CO2. Although coal has become "cleaner" as advertised by many marketing campaigns, nuclear energy continues its appeal as the cleaner energy powerhouse. Steam is the only by product released into the earth's atmosphere - however, deadly radioactive waste is also produced, which much be carefully handled and buried far underground with great uncertainty.
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Nuclear energy produces what kind of pollution?
None whatsoever. At least, none that isn't also produced by every other form of energy.
Is fusion nuclear energy or chemical energy?
Nuclear fusion produces nuclear energy
What source of energy produces radioactive waste?
Nuclear Energy
Are all the atoms of an element?
Nuclear power produces around 11% of the world's energy needs, and produces huge amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel, without the pollution that you'd get from burning fossil fuels.
What are the enviromental impacts with nuclear energy?
Far less than fossil fuels. The amount of nuclear fuel required to make a certain amount of energy is tiny compared to fossil fuels, and therefore produces far less pollution. Most of the pollution is from mining the nuclear fuel, the only pollution from burning the fuel is "heat pollution", where the cooling towers dump waste heat into a lake or ocean and the temperature changes the ecosystem.
Does nuclear energy cause air pollution?
no nly thermal pollution
What is thermal pollution a by product of?
nuclear energy
How does nuclear energy help the environment?
It doesnt
What form of pollution is all high level nuclear radioactivity?
energy pollution
How does nuclear energy impact the environment?
Not much pollution unless there is a nuclear reaction.
What are benifets of nuclear energy?
It is very inexpensive and supplies huge amounts of energy but produces nuclear waste.
What is some info about nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is energy in the nucleus (core) of an atom. It is generated using Uranium, which is a metal mined in various parts of the world. The first large-scale nuclear power station opened at Calder Hall in Cumbria, England, in 1956. Nuclear power produces around 11% of the world's energy needs, and produces huge amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel, without the pollution that you'd get from burning fossil fuels.Good and badGood:Nuclear energy is good because it does not cause pollution by producing greenhouse gases and contributing to global warming.Bad:Nuclear energy produces long-lived radioactive waste. There is also a possibility of accidents that would release radioactive material into the environment.It is non-renewable.See related links for more information.
