2022-05-15 Life Cycle GHG Emissions Of Nuclear Power

GHG emissions (g CO2 equivalent / kWh)

25.1 — Extract, enrich and deliver fuel

8.2 — Plant construction

11.6 — Plant operation

9.2 — Spent fuel conditioning and storage

12.0 — Deconstruct plant and reclaim land

Since a typical NPP puts out 1000 MW, multiply the above by 1 million to get grams CO2 equivalent for each hour of operation.

NREL document

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00472.x

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