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Re:Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' ... by joncrane on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @11:30AM (#24639777)
I believe that coal releases more radioactivity into the environment than nuclear energy.
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Re:Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' ... by drran on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @02:05PM (#24641643)
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McBride and his co-authors estimated that individuals living near coal-fired installations are exposed to a maximum of 1.9 millirems of fly ash radiation yearly. To put these numbers in perspective, the average person encounters 360 millirems of annual "background radiation" from natural and man-made sources, including substances in Earth's crust, cosmic rays, residue from nuclear tests and smoke detectors.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-...

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