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Air pollution
Nuclear power plants do not cause thermal polution.
About 20 percent of total electricity produced is by nuclear power plants, in the US
Any power plant causes heat to be produced when the electricity is used, but nuclear plants don't produce greenhouse gases as fossil fuels do
Illinois has several nuclear power plants (see link below) with a total generating capacity of 11,263 MWe. I don't have details of other types of power plants in the state.
Air pollution
Nuclear power plants do not cause thermal polution.
nuclear power plants
Radon gas, nuclear power plants
By nuclear power plants
most air pollution is produced by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel.
Reduction in Air Pollution. Nuclear power can also be part of a strategy to address carbon emissions. Nuclear power plants emit no carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, or nitrous oxides.
The problem of disposing large amounts of nuclear waste is not resolved.
About 15 percent of the energy produced in Canada is derived from nuclear power plants. In contrast, about 61 percent of the energy produced in Canada is derived from hydroelectric power plants.
In the US it is about 20% overall
because it doesn't create pollution and it is greener than coal and nuclear power plants :P
because it doesn't create pollution and it is greener than coal and nuclear power plants :P