Civil Nuclear Power

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:19 pm on 17 January 2006.

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Photo of David Chaytor David Chaytor Labour, Bury North 7:19, 17 January 2006

I am sure that the hon. Gentleman agrees that the life cycle emissions of nuclear are an important matter. Is not the discrepancy between the two figures that we have heard quoted likely to be the result of the lower figure not taking account of the full nuclear life cycle? It does not take account of the full impact of CO 2 emissions from uranium mining, and it certainly does not take account of emissions from waste management, because we do not yet know how to manage nuclear waste.