Re: Deaths attributed to coal fueled power plants

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

The Harvard work by Ozkaynak and Spengler I cited on air pollution deaths 
was carried out by people with no connection to nuclear power. Health 
effects of air pollution is their research field.

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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On Sun, 12 May 1996, John Goldsmith wrote:

> Dear RAdsafers:
>      Most of such estimates have come from promoters of nuclear 
> power.  Such figures usually include estimates for deaths due to coal 
> mining and chronic pulmonary disease due to coal mining, based on 
> outdated technology.  The best balanced estimate I can put my hand on 
> today is from the World Health Organization, REgionaal Office for Europe, 
> European Series No. 51, Geneva, "Nuclear Power and Health", 1994.
> Chapter 5 deals with "Alternative Sources of Electrical Energy."
> TAble 26 (p.119) citing Fritschke A.F. givs Deaths per GW(e) per year for 
> coal s the power source.  For workers it cites 0.1-5.0 for short term
> and 0.1-1.0 for medium and long term ; for the public 0.1 to 1.0 for 
> short term and 1-10 for long-term exposure. Fritzsche, A. F. has an 
> article "The health risks for energy product" in the journal Risk 
> Analysis vol 9, pps 565-577, 1989.  Hope this helps.
>    gjohn@bgumail.bgu.ac.il  John Goldsmith, Ben Gurion University 
> 
> On Fri, 10 May 1996, TOSH USHINO wrote:
> 
> >      RADSAFE'rs
> >      
> >      I have often come across a figure of up to 20,000(?) annual deaths 
> >      attributable to coal fueled power plants. Can anyone tell me where 
> >      this figure came from?
> >      
> >      Thank you in advance.
> >      Tosh Ushino
> >      San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
> >      ushinot@songs.sce.com
> >