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Geothermal also produces radioactive waste! Water gets pumped into the ground, becomes steam, the steam rises, and is used to generate power. The steam brings
by amorphid 10y ago
Geothermal also produces radioactive waste! Water gets pumped into the ground, becomes steam, the steam rises, and is used to generate power. The steam brings with it toxic sludge, which needs to be disposed of. Not sure why, but they don't wanna pump the sludge back into the ground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power#Environmental_impact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_power#Environmental...
- pilom 10y agoDepends on the location. In some places, people bathe in the water after it gets pumped into the ground: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lagoon_(geothermal_spa) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lagoon_(geothermal_spa)
- awqrre 10y agoMaybe they are afraid of earthquakes, like how they are realizing that fracking wastewater wells are causing many [1] 1. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-07/oklahoma-wastewater-well-closures-increase-as-quake-upgraded http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-07/oklahoma-w...