Most protagonists of nuclear power like to say it is clean, meaning no CO2 is released, as though this is desirable. Certainly, it is a selling point for people who think that carbon dioxide is the driver of potentially lethal global warming.
In fact, carbon dioxide is the foundation of life on Earth, ‘the breath of life’, and despite the rising level in recent times, now above 400 parts per million (0.04
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