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Nuclear is not carbon-free, and the green did not shut down the reactors. That decision was made in 2011, and 2019 was the latest point where it could have been
by PurpleRamen 4y ago
Nuclear is not carbon-free, and the green did not shut down the reactors. That decision was made in 2011, and 2019 was the latest point where it could have been cancelled. Both times when the green had no significant power to force anything.
- lm28469 4y ago> Nuclear is not carbon-free In the same way solar and wind aren't carbon free either yes
- PurpleRamen 4y agoYes, but no. It's similar, but different. A major source of emissions for both is building the plants, which is roughly 1/3 of for nuclear. But Nuclear additionally has the fuel-production as another major source, which makes roughly 2/3 of its emissions. This overall leads to far higher emissions. Though, they both are small compared to the like of coal, gas or burning stuff.
- lm28469 4y ago> But Nuclear additionally has the fuel-production as another major source Where do the rare earth, metal, &co for solar and wind harvesters come from ? These things are getting rarer by the day and harder to mine = more pollutants. It's very very far from clean https://www.goudsmit.co.uk/fears-over-the-supply-of-neodymium-magnets-for-wind-turbines/ https://www.goudsmit.co.uk/fears-over-the-supply-of-neodymiu... https://www.eurometaux.eu/media/20ad5yza/2022-policymaker-summary-report-final.pdf https://www.eurometaux.eu/media/20ad5yza/2022-policymaker-su...