Michael Tobis wrote:
> > carbon emitted in the creation of nuclear power (higher
> > than fossil fuels if the entire process from
> > uranium mining to waste disposal is included)
There have been numerous attempts to quantify the energy required to
"run" the nuclear energy system. The usual form is called net energy
analysis. I haven't followed these questions closely since first
learning about EROEI in the 1970's and one must be aware of the
assumptions used to perform any analysis.
If you really want to get into it, google on this:
"net energy analysis" electricity "nuclear power"
Some early studies suggested that a nuclear plant didn't produce any
net energy for the first few years of operation. If the rate of plant
construction is quick enough, the newer construction takes all the net
energy from the older plants, so there is never any net energy produced
until several years after the last batch is finished.
The larger field of study lead to the formation of the International
Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) back in the 1980's. I joined
for a few years until my funds became too limited.
http://www.ecoeco.org/index.html
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