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GP tried to make a point about CO2 emitted by cement which is invalid because wind turbine need a lot more of concrete per MW.


I don't think the numbers for cement use by nuclear include the cement used for the sarcophagus at the end of the lifetime. But they should, if you want to talk about validity.


> I don't think.

They do.


Source? I doubt it.


Instead of doubting, and thinking based belief, maybe you should verify ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_greenhouse_gas_emis...

The wikpedia source give a breakdown of how the CO2 per kwh is calculated for a Sweden nuclear plant, it take everything in account, the building, nuclear fuel processing and storage, and even the electricity distribution to the grid.

Then, no sarcophagus are built at the end of the nplant timelife, they built ont for chernobyl, that all.




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