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By: Kevin Knox Nuclear Energy and You
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Transcript of Nuclear energy
By: Kevin Knox
Nuclear Energy and You
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Nuclear Energy facts
• 1:3,000,000 energy production ratio• “It should also be noted that during normal
operation, the effective dose equivalent from coal plants is 100 times that from nuclear plants”(referencing waste production)
• Emissions of Nuclear power are solid while coal produces gaseous waste
• 95% of Nuclear waste is recycleable
How many working nuclear plants?
• 104 in US alone• Over 400 world-wide