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minus-square@CADmonkeylinkEnglish23•1 year agoAnd just as a bonus, coal power plants emit more radiation than nuclear plants.
minus-square@zovitslinkEnglish8•1 year agoCarbon isotopes and other trace elements in coal that get airborne with the smoke.
minus-square@killa44linkEnglish5•1 year 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.
Under normal operation that is.
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.