The fuel consists of pellets of enriched uranium dioxide encased in 12-foot long pencil-thick metal tubes called fuel rods. ... Due to nuclear generated electricity not able to emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, nuclear power plants in the U.S. prevent about as much greenhouse has emissions as taking 5 billion cars off our streets and highways. ...

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