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Wikipedia[1] cites a claim that France (which generates on the order of 80% of it's power from Nuclear) has the cleanest air of any industrialised nation, due i

Wikipedia[1] cites a claim that France (which generates on the order of 80% of it's power from Nuclear) has the cleanest air of any industrialised nation, due in large part to the lack of fossil fuel burning plants. I for one think that's a reasonable trade to make for a few nuclear waste dump designated areas being radioactive until we can get some breeder reactors or similar to break them down more quickly. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power

borism 16y ago
really? Some better [citation needed]. 2002: Scandinavia and the Baltic countries had the cleanest air in Europe this summer while Greece, France and Italy faced the worst smog levels, said the European Environment Agency (EEA). http://www.am.gov.lv/en/?id=574 http://www.am.gov.lv/en/?id=574 And BTW, I am fully in favor of replacing coal plants with nuclear.
- tjogin 16y ago
  Scandinavia is mostly driven by nuclear and hydro power. So the point still stands.
  - borism 16y ago
    Hydro - yes. Nuclear - no. Denmark and Norway - no nuclear. Sweden - 45% nuclear. Finland - 30% nuclear.
    - tjogin 16y ago
      Uh, you're saying nuclear no, but then nuclear 45% of Sweden and 30% of Finland, so you must mean nuclear yes.
- kiujhgtfghjk 16y ago
  Smog is generated by petro chemicals, heat and sunlight. That's why LA gets smog and Alaska doesn't - now why would hot sunny France with lots of people (and cars) get Smog but sparsely populated cold Scandanvia not?