Only if you don't understand.
A coal power plant releases more radiation than a nuclear plant, as your numbers clarify.
Mining practically anything releases Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (mostly radon gas but also some much nastier stuff).
Refining practically anything that's mined also produces NORMs. But unlike oil and gas, the burning of coal also produces NORMs.
Unlike with nuclear power stations, coal waste is just chucked into the environment. It's packed full of other nasty poisons and pollutants. It has (at least indirectly) contributed to the deaths of *millions* of people, and has a terrible effect on biodiversity and habitat loss. Coal is the worst of the worst. Best left buried.
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A coal power plant releases more radiation than a nuclear plant, as your numbers clarify.
Mining practically anything releases Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (mostly radon gas but also some much nastier stuff).
Refining practically anything that's mined also produces NORMs. But unlike oil and gas, the burning of coal also produces NORMs.
Unlike with nuclear power stations, coal waste is just chucked into the environment. It's packed full of other nasty poisons and pollutants. It has (at least indirectly) contributed to the deaths of *millions* of people, and has a terrible effect on biodiversity and habitat loss. Coal is the worst of the worst. Best left buried.
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Not disputing that
I’m disputing whether the effect is significant enough to warrant mentioning it whether it’s just another radiation scare story.
“At one extreme, the scientists estimated fly ash radiation in individuals' bones at around 18 millirems ”
For comparison:
“Each banana can emit .01 millirem” - source: www.epa.gov/radtown/natural-radioactivity-food
So a worst case estimate makes it equivalent to 1800 bananas. Or three per day.
I think you may need some perspective.
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I’m disputing whether the effect is significant enough to warrant mentioning it whether it’s just another radiation scare story.
“At one extreme, the scientists estimated fly ash radiation in individuals' bones at around 18 millirems ”
For comparison:
“Each banana can emit .01 millirem” - source: www.epa.gov/radtown/natural-radioactivity-food
So a worst case estimate makes it equivalent to 1800 bananas. Or three per day.
I think you may need some perspective.
( , Tue 16 May 2023, 23:02, Share, Reply)