Coal generates appreciable amounts of radioactive waste as well: In fact, the fly ash emitted by a power plant—a by-product from burning coal for electricity—c

Coal generates appreciable amounts of radioactive waste as well: In fact, the fly ash emitted by a power plant—a by-product from burning coal for electricity—carries into the surrounding environment 100 times more radiation than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy... (As a general clarification, ounce for ounce, coal ash released from a power plant delivers more radiation than nuclear waste shielded via water or dry cask storage.) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-... I'm not a huge proponent of nuclear power generation—I'd much rather we focus on renewables (especially solar) and storage technology—but if we're going to have radioactive pollution from power generation, I'd much rather it also be carbon neutral. That's ignoring coal's many other environmental deficiencies (mountaintop removal comes immediately to mind).