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Originally Posted by Rikard T'Aranaxz
What greenhouse gasses? I cant think of a way how that would happen with nuclear decay
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The process of boiling water to spin turbines (creating electricity) which uses the heat from a nuclear reaction itself does not create any greenhouse gases. But that is only looking at one slice of the picture. Extraction and refinement and enrichment of the ores we use create tremendous greenhouse gases and have huge costs to the environment. But again, its a two-way street with other energy sources as well. You could make the same argument for oil, but from what I've heard/read treating uranium and enriching it is much more environmentally damaging than refining crude oil.