Nuclear Power Stations: Carbon Emissions

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19 February 2016

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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she has made an assessment of the potential effect on carbon dioxide emissions of the life extension of nuclear reactors compared with the use of (a) coal and (b) gas-powered electricity plan

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19 February 2016
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she has made an assessment of the potential effect on carbon dioxide emissions of the life extension of nuclear reactors compared with the use of (a) coal and (b) gas-powered electricity plan
Source: Commons
26 February 2016
Answer
Our existing modelling estimates that in total, 187 TWh of electricity would be generated from the four nuclear plants whose lives have been extended in the period 2019 to 2030; this would lead to 0 MtCO2 emissions. By comparison, approximately 71 MtCO2 w...
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Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2016-02-19/27476
Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/453217
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