To: Ocracoke Island
But, nuclear isn't even CO2-free. Construction and maintenance of the plants is still done using conventional sources.
This is still just a flea bite compared to the "Carbon Footprint" of a coal burning plant such as my neighbor 8 mi. away
Bull Run Fossil Plant
Carbon Dioxide output / year
![](http://www.tva.gov/environment/air/images/bullrun_c02.gif)
To: HangnJudge
This is still just a flea bite compared to the "Carbon Footprint" of a coal burning plant such as my neighbor 8 mi. away
Oh, no doubt. My point was only that it's not zero, as is often claimed.
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