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RE: Tooth fairy



To: Norm Cohen
Re: Sr-90 emissions


Sr-90 is produced during the fission process and as such would not be
indigenous to coal. To answer your question: No one would not expect it to
be released from a coal fired power plant.


Grant Wilton
Senior Research Scientist
Southwest Research Institute
gwilton@chem.swri.edu



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From: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
[mailto:radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu]On Behalf Of Norman & Karen Cohen
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 4:26 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: Tooth fairy


Do coal plants put out sr-90?
norm

"Johansen.Kjell" wrote:

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> Norm,
> If there is a correlation between various childhood diseases, breast
cancer,
> and other ailments due to the radiation put out by nuclear plants, then
you
> should see the same results from coal fired plants.  It has been shown
that
> coal plants put out higher amounts of radionulcides, albeit different
ones,
> than nuclear plants resulting in higher doses.  However, the doses from
both
> types are small in comparison to the variations in natural background.  So
> to single out nuclear plants is unethical if one truly is concerned about
> health.
>
> Just my own thoughts and not those of my company.
>
> Kjell Johansen, Ph.D.
> Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
> Milwaukee
> kjell.johansen@wepco.com
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> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Norm,</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">If there is a correlation between =
> various childhood diseases, breast cancer, and other ailments due to =
> the radiation put out by nuclear plants, then you should see the same =
> results from coal fired plants.&nbsp; It has been shown that coal =
> plants put out higher amounts of radionulcides, albeit different =
> ones,&nbsp; than nuclear plants resulting in higher doses.&nbsp; =
> However, the doses from both types are small in comparison to the =
> variations in natural background.&nbsp; So to single out nuclear plants =
> is unethical if one truly is concerned about health. </FONT></P>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Just my own thoughts and not those of =
> my company.</FONT>
> </P>
>
> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Kjell Johansen, Ph.D.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Wisconsin Electric Power Co.</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Milwaukee</FONT>
> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">kjell.johansen@wepco.com</FONT>
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