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nuclear power not so carbon friendly?
Posted by: Admin, Added: 01 May 2008 10:21
Posted by: Admin, Added: 01 May 2008 10:21
The case for nuclear power as a low carbon energy source to replace fossil fuels has been challenged in a new report by Australian academics. It suggests greenhouse emissions from the mining of uranium - on which nuclear power relies - are on the rise. Availability of high-grade uranium ore is set to decline with time, it says, making the fuel less environmentally friendly and more costly to extract. The findings appear in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
BBC 30th April 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7371645.stm
nuclear power not so carbon friendly?
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