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France’s nuclear fleet gives it one of the world’s lowest-carbon electricity grids (ourworldindata.org)
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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Relatively tiny amounts that can be stored safely

Its still better than the output of coal which ironically enough output more radioactivity than nuclear powerplants

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

If only there were an option without the carbon and without the uranium.