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A nuclear plant does not produce carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides, or other pollution emitted by burning hydrocarbons, so that is much less. Nuclear plants generally have a very good record in not emitting radioactive pollution, but we have seen that things can go disastrously wrong as at Chernobyl. The answer is to build only well designed plants with adequate safety equipment and to operate them carefully. Leaks of radioactivity are more likely when disposing of spent fuel than actually running the stations. When stations are decommissioned great care will be needed and the operations must be well controlled.

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