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Does nuclear power produce acid rain?

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Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emitted by the power station cause acid rain. On combination with the atmosphere, they form sulfuric acid, nitric acid and sulfurous acid which results in the formation of rain that contains acidic components.

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Not when up and running.

But the installation of a nuclear powerplant will - like almost all human activities - contribute a bit to acid rain as it requires factory production and transportation using fossil fuels.

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No, nuclear fission is not responsible for causing acid rain.

Nuclear power plants produce heat, but not the atmospheric contaminants that are the causes of acid rain. It is sulfur, which is present in small quantities in fossil fuels (like coal and oil) that is the precursor to acid rain.

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No, that is caused by burning coal and producing sulfur dioxide

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