The heat of nuclear fuel releases no carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚), because nothing is burned. What contributes to the relatively
higher release of greenhouse gases from nuclear power, compared to other nonfossil fuel sources?
high quantities of ore must be mined and processed to produce uranium
nuclear plant explosions, such as Chernobyl, skew the data
nuclear fission produces small amounts of CO2
decaying radioactive material emits COâ‚‚