Re: Coal v. Nuclear (was Re: from lochbaum, differences in biological effects of)

[John M Priest Jr <priestj@dteenergy.com>]

Im sure they didnt consider the heavy metals and mercury in that statistic.

GlennACarlson@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/15/2000 9:43:48 AM Central Daylight Time,
> rickdixon@pdcnet.com writes:
>
> > There is very little
> >  doubt that any of the coal-fired plants with existing technology put more
> >  of that scary radiation stuff into the environment in one day than nuclear
> >  plants will in a year!
>
> According to the American Nuclear Society
> (http://www.ans.org/pi/raddosechart/pdfs/raddosechart.pdf) your annual dose
> from a nuclear power plant is THREE TIMES your annual dose from a coal-fired
> electrical utility plant.
>
> Glenn A. Carlson, P.E.
> glennacarlson@aol.com
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