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How does nuclear power compare to hydro power and biomass energy in terms of greenhouse gas emissions?
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Neither nuclear power nor hydro power produce greenhouse gases during operation. Burning biomass produces CO2, but it can be argued that during the growing of the biomass material it absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere, so it is actually neutral.
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What energy source generates the least gases?
Renewable energy produces practically no greenhouse gases, compared to fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas). Hydroelectric power has very little greenhouse gas emissions associated with it. Wind and solar power tend to have low emissions. Geothermal energy also has low emissions. Nuclear power has some greenhouse gas emissions associated with the mining and refining of uranium ore, but not a lot.
A state government is trying to decide between using biomass or nuclear power to generate electricity. What advantage does biomass have over nuclear power?
Biomass produces no radioactive waste.
What is one difference between using nuclear energy and biomass energy?
Nuclear energy does not produce carbon dioxide.
Are Nuclear Power Plants Emissions Free?
The "smoke like gas" emitted from nuclear power stations is water vapor. And though water vapor is technically a "greenhouse gas", the amount emitted by nuclear power stations is a drop in the bucket compared to all the other sources of water vapor. However these gases are released at high temperatures, so they are injected high into the atmosphere.Nuclear power produces far less emissions than a coal-burning power plant, but it is not entirely "emissions-free", as some people claim.To dig up the uranium and extract the ore produces between 10 and 50 tonnes of carbon dioxide for every tonne of uranium oxide.A normal nuclear power plant producing 1000MW needs 200 tonnes of uranium oxide per year, which means between 2000 and 10 000 tonnes of Carbon dioxide per year, just mining the fuel. Not to mention the carbon from the shipping of the fuel.See the link below.
What are 8 energy sources used today?
Oil, coal, natural gas, biomass, solar, wind, hydroelectric, and nuclear.
How does nuclear power compare to coal oil and natural gas in terms of greenhouse gas emissions?
There are none with nuclear power operation
What energy source generates the least gases?
Renewable energy produces practically no greenhouse gases, compared to fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas). Hydroelectric power has very little greenhouse gas emissions associated with it. Wind and solar power tend to have low emissions. Geothermal energy also has low emissions. Nuclear power has some greenhouse gas emissions associated with the mining and refining of uranium ore, but not a lot.
Is biomass better than nuclear?
YES......For obvious reasons=biomass is renewable!=
What is nuclear used to produce?
Nuclear energy originates from the splitting of uranium atoms – a process called fission. This generates heat to produce steam, which is used by a turbine generator to generate electricity. Because nuclear power plants do not burn fuel, they do not produce greenhouse gas emissions.
What are the advantages of a nuclear power plant?
It doesn't produce emissions of CO2 or other greenhouse gases, and the fuel is available and not in short supply, so the price is more stable than for fossil fuels.
What is meant by the term biomass?
Biomass is from an ecosystem which can cause a nuclear reaction otherwise known as a nuke in MW2
A state government is trying to decide between using biomass or nuclear power to generate electricity. What advantage does biomass have over nuclear power?
Biomass produces no radioactive waste.
How many less tons of greenhouse gases are emitted from nuclear power plants?
Nuclear power plants emit no greenhouse gases at all.
Do nuclear power plants have carbon emissions?
No
Does nuclear energy have a greenhouse emission?
No. They have none.
Annually how much carbon dioxide does nuclear power produce?
Total greenhouse gas emissions (most of it comes from carbon dioxide) from nuclear power is about 5.7 gCeq/kwh (grams of carbon equivalent per kWh of electricity produced). To calculate annual emission form nuclear power, you have to apply it to the electricity generation capacity of a nuclear power plant.
How much of global electricity is created by hydroelectric biomass and nuclear energies?
Nuclear is about 16 percent of total world output. I'm not sure about hydro and biomass but they are 7 percent and 1.3 percent in the US
