British Gas produces most nuclear waste, Powergen most CO2

Apparently power firms have to reveal how they generate the electrity they use. So now we can find out that ...

British Gas comes out as the biggest producer of radioactive waste because it relies on British Energy's nuclear plants to generate 16% of its electricity

It helps highlight just how interdependent it all is. The surprise for me was just how much coal we still use.

Guardian Unlimited Money | Special_reports | British Gas produces most nuclear waste, Powergen most CO2:

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