[ RadSafe ] Nuclear Power Fears at New Heights Despite Safety, Viability - CNBC

[Doug Huffman]

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"But among the most intriguing stats that Downs includes in his report
is that ?the average coal plant releases 100 times more annual radiation
than a comparable nuclear plant.?

"The analyst likely got this statistic from an article in ?Scientific
American? from three years ago, which used a similar statistic citing
work from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a 1978 paper in the
?Science? journal.  ?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,? according to the article
from the magazine.
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