While nuclear power plants do not directly emit greenhouse gases, they generate emissions through support systems and ancillary activities, including emergency diesel generators, onsite motor vehicles, and offsite power usage during refueling or maintenance.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Congressional Research Service
  Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation

Sources

• Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation www.everycrsreport.com Congressional Research Service via serper

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• greenhouse gases concept
• nuclear power plant concept