[ RadSafe ] Nuclear Power vs Coal Power

Sat Dec 6 11:11:04 CST 2014

John

That's what we called ALAP(as low as possible) and later ALARA (as low as
reasonable achievable).

John

On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 8:34 AM, <JOHN.RICH at sargentlundy.com> wrote:

> Way back( late 70s - early 80s) there was an attempt to site a nuclear
> power plant next to a coal fired power plant on the southern shore of Lake
> Michigan (Bailey NPP).  We had to get pre-construction measurements and,
> If I remember correctly, the dose rates at the boundary between the coal
> plant and NPP were already higher than allowed by 40 CFR 190 for the
> Bailey NPP.
>
> So, yeh, coal fired plants emit radioactive material.  This doesn't mean
> the radioactivity level is a big deal, only that we can detect very low
> levels, but as has so often been stated here, the fact that it can be
> detected doesn't mean its inimical to the health and safety of the public.
>  - -jmr
>
> John Rich
> 312-269-3768
>
>
>
> From:   Doug Aitken <JAitken at slb.com>
> To:     ROY HERREN <royherren2005 at yahoo.com>, "The International Radiation
> Protection (Health Physics) Mailing     List"
> <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
> Date:   12/06/2014 10:17 AM
> Subject:        Re: [ RadSafe ] 10 warmest years on record
> Sent by:        radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
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>
>
> Does not a lot of this waste from coal fired power stations contain a
> significant amount of radioactivity? And should it not be treated as
> TENORM?
> That would put the cat among the pigeons.....
> Regards
> Doug
>
> Doug Aitken
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [
> mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of ROY HERREN
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 9:15 PM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] 10 warmest years on record
>
> Is there a double standard at work here regarding waste post energy
> production?  What is the coal fired energy industries long term
> plan/solution for the environmentally acceptable disposal of well over a
> century of accumulated waste?  See  ?Thick Orange Gooey Stuff? With
> Arsenic, Lead Found In River Near Duke Energy Power PlantandNew Coal Ash
> Leaks Found at Duke Energy?s Buck Power Plant » EcoWatch
>    Roy Herren
>
>      On Friday, December 5, 2014 6:24 AM, "Sandgren, Peter"
> <Peter.Sandgren at ct.gov> wrote:
>
>
>  No agenda here - just relaying what has been reported:
> http://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/10-warmest-years-globally
> It?s official: 2013 is tied with 2003 as the fourth warmest year for
> Planet Earth since modern record-keeping began more than 130 years ago.
> The mean global temperature rose 1.12°F above the 20th century average.
> That means the 10 warmest years on record have all happened since 1998,
> with 2010 still on top as the warmest of all. The only year in the entire
> 20th century that was warmer than 2013, and the only one remaining in the
> top 10, was 1998. This also marks the 37th straight year where the global
> temperature was above the long term average.
>
> (Google News) US, British data show 2014 could be hottest year on record
>
> http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/11/27/us-climatechange-heat-idUKKCN0JB1EM20141127
>
>
> P. SANDGREN
> CT DESPP - DEMHS
> RAD EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
> 25 SIGOURNEY ST., HARTFORD, CT
>
>
> ________________________________________
>
> On 11/24/2014 12:49 PM, JPreisig at aol.com wrote:
> > Radsafe,
> >
> >        See google news --- antarctic sea  ice    .
> >
> >        Not only is there more Antarctic Ice,  but it is also now
> >thicker,  as determined by underwater robotic vessels.
> >
> >        So much for global warming????
> >
> >        Joe Preisig
>
>
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