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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by dTal on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:16PM (#23853603)
Seems to be begging the question a bit. If 100% of energy came from nuclear, then maintaining it (and all other activities) would be 0-emissions. Construction work and transportation can surely be done electrically.
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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by funcDropShadow on Thursday July 16, 2020 @11:41AM (#23860110)
But producing and using cement would still emit CO2. That is part of the chemical reaction when it is mixed at a building site.
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Re:Why is the Fessenheim 2 nuclear power plant closing in Fr... by dTal on Thursday July 16, 2020 @03:19PM (#23862756)
True. But in the long term, beyond the course of the cement's lifespan, that carbon will eventually be re-absorbed. Strictly speaking, therefore, cement is carbon-neutral.

At any rate - it's a truly miniscule amount of carbon anyway, when amortized over the plant's lifespan. If all of our power came from nuclear, we would not be worrying about greenhouse emissions from the concrete in their construction.

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