Oyster
Creek has had a tremendous, positive impact on the air quality
of Ocean County and the State of New Jersey by generating
electricity with virtually no air emissions. Oyster Creek
recognizes the importance of providing clean, safe, and
reliable energy and we will continue to honor that commitment.
Each year it operates, Oyster Creek essentially avoids some
7.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide that would be
produced in coastal New Jersey by a replacement power plant.
Without nuclear power generation in the U.S. , almost 134
million automobiles would have to be eliminated to keep
the country's nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide and other emissions
from increasing.
If a coal plant replaced Oyster Creek, the replacement plant
would produce carbon emissions including nitrogen oxide
and carbon dioxide equivalent to 2 million cars, or nearly
half of all the cars in New Jersey .
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