Coal Combustion Nuclear

["Nielsen, Erik" <NielseEC@NV.DOE.GOV>]

The best web site I have seen on this issue is still up at:



http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html



Alex Gabbard provides an outstanding summary of the radioactivity released

by coal-fired power plants as compared to nuclear power plants.



One of the more pertainant points is that there is more energy in the

uranium contamination in a ton of coal than is released by burning the coal!



There is also a good discussion on NORM/TENORM associated with coal ash, oil

and gas production as well as geothermal.

http://www.tenorm.com/sectors.htm#Coal%20Ash

http://www.tenorm.com/sectors.htm#Oil%20and%20Gas%20Production%20Scale%20and

%20Sludge

http://www.tenorm.com/sectors.htm#Geothermal%20Energy%20Production%20Waste



Erik C. Nielsen

Senior Scientist

Bechtel Nevada - Remote Sensing Laboratory

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>Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 12:55:30 +0100

>From: "andre geerdink" <volkswagen181@HOTMAIL.COM>

>Subject: Re: The Sun, The Wind and Nuclear Power?>>

>

>You should also take into account the radioactive emissons and ashes 

>generated in a coal burning power plant.

>I read Po 210 emissions are estimated on 10 Bq/g in combustion dust.  -> 

>0.0001 man.Sv/MW Year?

>Does anyone have more information about the ra emissions from coal plants 

>and nuclear plants?

>

>André Geerdink



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