Questions about Chernobyl and nuclear power plants

[Elizabeth Brackett <ebracket@freenet.columbus.oh.us>]

Hello to all: 

Were the operators at Chernobyl among the 32 who died immediately?  If
not, have they died since the accident?

A separate question, unrelated to Chernobyl (I know similar questions have
been asked before - I apologize but I didn't keep the replies):  what are
the average emissions from a coal-fired plant (in the U.S.) vs. a nuclear
plant?  I'd like the figures for a "clean" coal plant if possible.  (My
husband is a nuclear engineering faculty member within a mechanical
engineering department and the combustion people are telling him they'd
much rather live near a coal plant).

Thanks for your help!

Liz Brackett, CHP
Consultant
ebrackett@freenet.columbus.oh.us