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I've read, though can't find a citation right now, that we dump more radioactive gunk into the atmosphere every year, just from burning coal, than has been rele
by rosser 8y ago
I've read, though can't find a citation right now, that we dump more radioactive gunk into the atmosphere every year, just from burning coal, than has been released in all the nuclear accidents in history, combined.
- voxadam 8y agoCoal Ash Is More Radioactive Than Nuclear Waste — Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-... — Radiological impact of airborne effluents of coal and nuclear plants DOI: 10.1126/science.202.4372.1045
- rosser 8y agoThanks! By "can't find", I'd meant, "not in a place where I can take the time" because my build was about to finish, sorry. I think this SA article's title is a bit hyperbolic, frankly. The editor's note even cites the article's text having been changed so as not to say that. But not the headline...