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Illinois Carbon Emissions Would Double Without Its 11 Nuclear Reactors

沒(méi)有11座核反應(yīng)堆伊利諾斯州碳排放量將翻番

March 13, 2014—Illinois’ 11 nuclear reactors helped the state prevent more than 92 million tons of increased carbon dioxide emissions in 2012, a new report finds.

2014年3月13日——一份新的報(bào)告發(fā)現(xiàn)，伊利諾斯州的11座核反應(yīng)堆，在2012年幫助該州防止超過(guò)9200萬(wàn)噸的二氧化碳排放量的增加。

The study by Illinois Clean Energy Coalition found that if the 96.4 million megawatt-hours of electricity generated by nuclear energy were replaced, based on the current mix of electricity generation sources, “CO2 production from fuel use would increase by more than 40 percent, and CO2 from electricity generation would nearly double.”

伊利諾斯州清潔能源聯(lián)盟研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，如果要替代由核能發(fā)出的964億千瓦時(shí)的電力，基于現(xiàn)有的燃料混合，從燃料使用后CO2產(chǎn)量將增加40%以上，發(fā)電二氧化碳將增加近一倍。”

The report concludes that nuclear energy in Illinois is “a major factor in limiting greenhouse gas emissions” and that its replacement with other sources would have “enormous environmental repercussions.”

該報(bào)告的結(jié)論是，伊利諾斯州的核能是“限制溫室氣體排放的主要因素”，且用其他來(lái)源替換它將會(huì)有“巨大的環(huán)境影響。”

The study cites 2012 U.S. Energy Information Agency data to note that the 80.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity generated from coal in Illinois resulted in 97.1 million tons of carbon dioxide, while the 11.2 million megawatt-hours of natural gas generation emitted 3.5 million tons of CO2.

研究引用了2012年美國(guó)能源信息局（EIA）的數(shù)據(jù)說(shuō)明了伊利諾斯州煤炭發(fā)電808億千瓦時(shí)、產(chǎn)生了9710萬(wàn)噸的二氧化碳，而天然氣發(fā)電112億千瓦時(shí)、產(chǎn)生了350萬(wàn)噸二氧化碳。

The report concludes that replacing the 96.4 million megawatts of nuclear energy-derived electricity generated in 2012 with coal and natural gas would result in “92 million tons of increased CO2 emissions” during the year, the equivalent of “all the CO2 emissions from every passenger car registered in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa, combined.”

該報(bào)告的結(jié)論是，用煤和天然氣取代核能源2012年產(chǎn)生的964億千瓦時(shí)電力，將導(dǎo)致“9200萬(wàn)噸的二氧化碳排放量增加”，在這一年中，“所有的二氧化碳排放量相當(dāng)于注冊(cè)在伊利諾斯州、印第安娜州、威斯康星州和愛(ài)荷華州乘用車排放總和。”

The report also notes that the state’s nuclear fleet “displaces twenty times more CO2” than wind power does. “To equal the CO2 displacement of Illinois’ nuclear power fleet, the number of wind turbines across the state would need to increase from the current 2,200 to over 27,000,” a physical impossibility given population and topographical constraints.

報(bào)告還指出，國(guó)家的核電群堆相比風(fēng)電而言”替代了20倍以上的二氧化碳。要等效于核電群堆的“伊利諾斯CO2排放替代“效益，全州風(fēng)力渦輪機(jī)的數(shù)量將需要從現(xiàn)在的2200臺(tái)提高到27000臺(tái)以上，“由于人口和地形的限制這在實(shí)體上幾乎不可能。

“It is important for the residents of Illinois and policymakers to know the positive environmental impacts of our nuclear fleet,” coalition Executive Director Doug O’Brien said in a press release. “These data show clearly that we cannot make real progress in reducing air emissions and maintaining abundant supply if we don’t support our nuclear industry.”

“伊利諾斯的居民和決策者知道我們的核電站對(duì)環(huán)境的正面影響很重要，”聯(lián)盟執(zhí)行主任道格O'Brien在一份新聞稿中說(shuō)。“這些數(shù)據(jù)清楚地表明，如果我們不支持核工業(yè)，我們將在減少?gòu)U氣排放和保持充足的供應(yīng)方面取得真正的進(jìn)步。”

For more information, see NEI’s fact sheet on Illinois’ nuclear reactors and their impact on the state’s emission profile.

更多信息，見(jiàn)NEI對(duì)伊利諾斯的核反應(yīng)堆和他們對(duì)州（碳）排放的影響情況說(shuō)明書。