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I received my electricity bill ($200) from Nevada Power and it
included an insert with two tables, Sources of Energy and Emissions of Energy
Sources. The first table shows that the primary energy sources used
by Nevada Power is coal, natural gas, hydroelectric, and nuclear at
39.2%, 26.1%, 19.6%, and 10.5% respectively. The second table
shows the air emission type and pounds per megawatt-hour with carbon
dioxide at 2,830, NOX at 9.11, SOX at 4.7, and high-level radioactive
waste at N/A.
I find it odd that Nevada Power would include high-level
radioactive waste in a table of air emissions. When would this emission
ever take place?
They have this nice little PR statement that says: "At Nevada
Power, we care about the environment just like you. Therefore, we consistently
operate at less than the allowable emissions permitted by the regulated
authority..." This made me wonder; What is the allowable amount of
high-level radioactive waste emissions?
I think I know the answers to these two questions would be:
Never and Zero. But then why even include it?
Carl Speer
Real-Time Radiological Services, Inc. 5108 Villa Granada Way North Las Vegas, NV 89031 702.639.0066 rtrs@earthlink.net www.realtimerad.com |