About Nuclear Energy

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History and Origins Nuclear Energy in Spain Present and Future of Nuclear Energy Uranium Activity and Applications in Daily Life Commitments: Safety and Environment Key Figures Did you know? About Nuclear Energy Key Figures In the European Union alone, nuclear energy prevents the emission of 700 million tons of CO2 per year to the atmosphere. This figure is equivalent to removing all the cars driven in Europe –some 200 million– from the roads.

Nuclear power plants do not produce emissions of contaminating elements (arsenic, cadmium, mercury or lead) as fossil fuels, e.g. oil, do. The discharges of nuclear power plants to the exterior are insignificant, as they are made through the discharge canal and have little radioactivity. Moreover, this energy source reduces the consumption of the reserves of fossil fuels and, with a very small amount of fuel (uranium), generates much more energy, thus saving on costs of transports, wastes, etc.

Throughout 2010, Enusa managed and supplied to the Spanish nuclear power plants a total of 164 tons of uranium with different degrees of enrichment. This is equivalent to 1,388 tons of uranium in conversion services, 1,123 thousand UTS (technical separation units) in enrichment services, and 1,646 tons of uranium concentrates (U308), 64% of which come from Russia, and 36% from Namibia. Enusa has supplied uranium to Santa María de Garoña, Almaraz I, Cofrentes, Vandellós II, Ascó I & II and Trillo. Almaraz I and II, Vandellós II, Ascó I and Trillo I.