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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish22•2 years agoAnd just as a bonus, coal power plants emit more radiation than nuclear plants.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoCarbon isotopes and other trace elements in coal that get airborne with the smoke.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoThe important part is the scale. When you look at exactly how much coal is burned, even a tiny fraction of a percent being radioactive is actually a lot.
And just as a bonus, coal power plants emit more radiation than nuclear plants.
How so? I’ve never heard that before.
Carbon isotopes and other trace elements in coal that get airborne with the smoke.
The important part is the scale. When you look at exactly how much coal is burned, even a tiny fraction of a percent being radioactive is actually a lot.
Under normal operation that is.