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A coal fired power plant will also have a probability different from zero for producing nuclear waste.
In fact, AFAIK the radiation risk from living near a coal powered power plant is significantly larger than living next to a nuclear reactor.
I guess if this was taken into account coal powered power plants would also require incredibly expensive cleanup.
That said as long as renewable is cheaper we should go with that going forward.
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A coal fired power plant will also have a probability different from zero for producing nuclear waste.
In fact, AFAIK the radiation risk from living near a coal powered power plant is significantly larger than living next to a nuclear reactor.
I guess if this was taken into account coal powered power plants would also require incredibly expensive cleanup.
That said as long as renewable is cheaper we should go with that going forward.