Nuclear power plant construction CO2 emissions? Is is true that building one nuclear plant emits the same amount of carbon dioxide as one coal plant operating for 100 years or so?

Everyone talks about how much CO2 various energy sources emit when in operation, but what about the entire life cycle emissions of each energy source, including the carbon emissions of building the power plant, solar panel, wind turbine, etc.? Can anyone list the CO2 emissions for building each of the various energy sources as well as their operating emissions?

However, it%26#039;s difficult to convert that to CO2 emissions because it depends on what your enegy source is for the construction.

The website linked above also has a table showing life cycle CO2 emissions for the various energy sources. The amount of CO2 emitted per kWh enegy produced for a nuclear plant is similar to that of wind power, and far below coal power.

So no, it%26#039;s not true that building a nuclear power plant emits nearly as much CO2 as operating a coal power plant.

here is a site which provides a good education on the subject

http://pushback.com

search under energy and you will see nuclear is the most efficent and affordable form of energy

CO2 is not a problem ,it is just part of the plants recycle system. Plants can not give us O2 without CO2 . The secrete is this is also part of our fossil fuels recycle system.

No, it%26#039;s a lie generated by US environmentalists. They want to keep the US hostage to high energy prices while the National forests, i.e CA burn!

No its not true. Which common sense would tellyou if you tried using your brain.