FW: [cdn-nucl-l] EFN - European paper from DGXII on reactor safety and the future of nuclear (fwd)

["Rouben, Ben" <RoubenB@aecl.ca>]

> In response to question below:
> 1 CANDU-6 reactor saves about 4.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year (as per
> my memory, at least).
> So I estimate our currently operating Canadain reactors to save about
> 60-80 million  tonnes of CO2 per year.
> Benjamin Rouben, FCNS
> Manager, Reactor Core Physics Branch
> AECL
> Tel: (905) 823-9060 ext. 4550
> Fax: (905) 822-0567
> e-mail: roubenb@aecl.ca
> 
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> From: 	S. Mohammad R. Nejat[SMTP:nejatsm@mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA]
> Sent: 	Thursday April 27, 2000 4:35 PM
> To: 	cdn-nucl-l@informer2.cis.McMaster.CA
> Subject: 	[cdn-nucl-l] EFN - European paper from DGXII on reactor
> safety and the future of nuclear (fwd)
> 
> From: "S. Mohammad R. Nejat" <nejatsm@mcmail.cis.McMaster.CA>
> To: cdn-nucl-l@informer2.cis.McMaster.CA
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> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Avoiding emissions of approximately 12 million tonnes of NOX, 24 million
> tonnes of SOX and 750 million tonnes of CO2 per year ? equivalent to
> removing 200 million cars from the roads for a year (or 30 % of the total
> greenhouse gas emissions in the EU) "
> 
> Let refresh ourseleves, does anybody have any number or figure for
> Canada? How do we do?
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:01:54 +0000
> From: EFN <EFN@ecolo.org>
> To: Environmentalists For Nuclear Energy - efn <EFN@ecolo.org>
> Subject: EFN - European paper from DGXII on reactor safety and the future
>     of  nuclear
> 
> Dear friends of clean nuclear energy,
> 
> Enclosed is the text of a paper about current Euratom research activities
> in the
> area of reactor safety and the future of nuclear energy which might be of
> interest.
> 
> This report from the European Commission - DG XII in Brussels states :
> 
> " for the EU, using nuclear energy, avoids emissions of approximately 12
> million 
> tonnes of NOX, 24 million tonnes of SOX and 750 million tonnes of CO2 per
> year ?
> equivalent to removing 200 million cars from the roads for a year (or 30 %
> =
> of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU) " 
> and in its conclusion :
> 
> "The need to keep the nuclear option open"
> 
> " It is expected that the world demand for energy will experience
> unprecede=
> nted
> growth in the coming decades. At the same time, the global ecological
> consequences of emissions from energy production and use will cause
> increas=
> ing
> concern and attention from government and policy makers internationally.
> Ce=
> ntral
> among these issues is that of the effect of CO2 emissions on the global
> cli=
> mate.
> The choice of energy options and strategies remains open in the long-term:
> however, nuclear power should play a significant role for satisfying the
> wo=
> rld=92s
> growing energy requirements in an ecologically friendly way."
> 
> " To prevail in a competitive environment, the Commission, just like any
> national organisation or private company, must be the driver of change,
> not=
>  be
> driven by it. "
> 
> This document is attached in WORD format and will be archived on EFN's web
> =
> site
> with other english language documents in the following directory (just
> clic=
> k on
> the link to access it and load the documents) :
> 
> http://www.ecolo.org/documents/documents.in.english/
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Bruno Comby
> President of EFN
> 
> ENVIRONMENTALISTS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY
> 
> ______________
> 
> http://www.ecolo.org
> 
> 
>