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Re: radioactivity from fossil fuel power stations



Many thanks for this helpful information.



Best regards



Monty Charles

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On 1 Aug 2001, at 19:24, julian ginniver wrote:



> Monty,

> 

> The NRPB have recently produced an updated report on the emissions

> from coal fired electricity generation in the uk.  If you use the

> following link, www.nrpb.org.uk/Reports/R327.htm you can then download

> the report (88 pages in length) free in Adobe Acrobat format.

> 

> The reference and title for the report are as follows.

> 

> NRPB-R327

> Radiological Impact on the UK Population of Industries which Use or

> Produce Materials Containing Enhanced Levels of Naturally Occurring

> Radionuclides Part I: Coal-fired Electricity Generation

> 

> K R Smith, G M Crockett, W B Oatway, M P Harvey, J S S Penfold and S F

> Mobbs

> 

> It would appear that this is intended to be the first in a series of

> reports on the effects of norm.

> 

> Regards

>     Julian Ginniver

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "MW Charles" <M.W.Charles@bham.ac.uk>

> To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

> Cc: <m.w.charles@bham.ac.uk>

> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 4:06 PM

> Subject: radioactivity from fossil fuel power stations

> 

> 

> > Dear Colleagues

> >

> > Have there been any recent publications dealing with the

> > topic of radioactive emissions from non-nuclear (fossil

> > fuels - coal, oil, gas)power stations?  I am out of date

> > on this topic.  I recall that the environmental levels of

> > radioactivity in the vicinity of such stations can be

> > comaparable or in excess of those around nuclear sites,

> > depending on the type and grade of fuel burnt.

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> >

> >

> > Dr Monty Charles

> > schoolof Physics & Astronomy

> > the University of Birmingham

> > Edgbaston

> > Birmingham B15 2TT

> > Tel +44 (0) 1214143483

> > FAX +44 (0) 1214144725

> >

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Dr Monty Charles, Reader in Radiation Physics

School of Physics & Astronomy

University of Birmingham

Edgbaston

Birmingham B15 2TT

England

TEL +44  0121 414 3483

FAX +44  0121 414 4725

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