Re: Nuke CO2 Emissions (Was: Re: Nuke -> Solar Conversion at Rancho Seco

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From: Scott Finfrock
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 1990 17:12

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In article <536@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM> ries writes:
>
>    This report lists CO2 emissions from nuclear reactors as "negligible",
>    but added that a typical commercial nuclear plant emits
>    "8-9.5 curies of radioactive carbon-14 annually", environmentally
>    on par with natural gas fuel although the risks are "dramatically
>    different."

What the report probably didn't mention is that this 
is NATURALLY OCCURING carbon-14 and that if a fossil fuel plant 
releases 100 times as much carbon (and they do) then they also 
release 100 times as much radio-active carbon-14!

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					  -Scott Finfrock-

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From: finfrock@ncis.tis.llnl.gov (Scott Finfrock)
Newsgroups: sci.energy,sci.environment,ca.environment,alt.activism
Subject: Re: Nuke CO2 Emissions (Was: Re: Nuke -> Solar Conversion at Rancho Seco
Keywords: Nuclear CO2 emissions over total fuel cycle
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Date: 26 Apr 90 17:12:57 GMT
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Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 26 18:12:57 1990

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