... to the costs of nuclear power. Another argument is about the thermal pollution, they say, "nuclear power is much less polluting than coal. Nuclear power produces no waste gases causing acid rain, as coal burning does, it does not contribute to the build-up of carbon dioxide and does not produce smog." However nuclear power plants create thermal pollution, raising the temperature ... ...

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... or plutonium. The abundance of uranium provides a virtually unlimited supply of fuel for nuclear fission. Furthermore, fission does not produce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming and acid rain. Although the radioactive waste produced by fission remains highly radioactive for thousands of years, proper funding could help contribute to the research in finding ways to safely dispose of these ... ...

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