Re:Deaths per unit of energy for various sources
by lysium on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @03:52PM
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Why do you think the source looks good? It's from a nuclear lobby site.
The referenced data lists 0.04-0.23 deaths per TWh for coal fuel chain and 0.01-0.65.
The number 160 deaths/TWh for is made up from very rough estimates of WHO that 1 mio. people die due to coal air pollution. That's hardly a 'good source', IMHO.
Further, the effect of storing lethally radioactive material for very long time periods is completely neglected.
The referenced data lists 0.04-0.23 deaths per TWh for coal fuel chain and 0.01-0.65.
The number 160 deaths/TWh for is made up from very rough estimates of WHO that 1 mio. people die due to coal air pollution. That's hardly a 'good source', IMHO.
Further, the effect of storing lethally radioactive material for very long time periods is completely neglected.