According to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano: “Atomic energy has minimal impact on the environment and helps minimize greenhouse gas emissions.” In 2002, International Energy Agency (IEA) has conducted a large-scale study on how various energy sources affect people’s lives and health. Nuclear energy was recognized as most harmless, while coal-burning was related to the most deaths per megawatt of produced electricity, primarily, due to the emissions that coal power plants produce.
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