Westinghouse is now making it loud and clear: We’re Shaping Tomorrow’s Energy.
The facts speak for themselves: Nuclear energy is critical to a cleaner, more sustainable world. At Westinghouse, we’re committed to setting the record straight by sharing evidence-based facts to show how nuclear power can address our changing climate:
FACT:
Nuclear energy provides 14% of the world’s carbon-free energy.
FACT:
One uranium fuel pellet – about the size of a gummy bear – creates as much energy as one ton of coal, 149 gallons of oil, or 17,000 cubic feet of nuclear gas. 1
FACT:
A single nuclear power reactor generates enough electricity on average to power 755,000 homes without emitting any greenhouses gases. 1
FACT:
Nuclear energy produces virtually no carbon emissions, making it the world’s largest source of clean, reliable energy.
FACT:
Operating at full capacity more than 93% of the time, nuclear power plants reliably fill the renewable energy void that intermittent sources such as wind and solar power cannot.
FACT:
According to research from Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the best way to eliminate emissions from the grid is by combining intermittent low-carbon sources, such as wind and solar, with one or more “firm” sources, such as nuclear energy. 1
FACT:
Westinghouse technology and people are already shaping tomorrow’s energy, every day.
As the world’s largest source of carbon-free energy, nuclear power can help reverse environmental trends such as melting polar ice sheets and rising sea levels. At Westinghouse, we’re working to meet decarbonization deadlines established by the world’s leading climate scientists.
The first step? Ensuring that the world understands that nuclear energy can meet the growing demands for renewable energy that wind and solar alone cannot.
Learn more about the carbon-free efforts of Westinghouse Nuclear.
1 Source: Nuclear Energy Institute