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Originally Posted by BadNick
I'll throw another interesting "fact" I read recently...I'll have to find where and if it's true since I didn't check it out... but it said there is more radiation emitted into the atmosphere (per kW produced) from a typical coal burning powerplant than a nuclear plant. Apparently the natural radiation level in coal is the reason why.
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Yes, that is true. Nuclear power plants emit extremely little radiation.
Technology has advanced a great deal and power plants that burn coal don’t pollute nearly as much as they used to, but still they emit carbon dioxide. And too much of it causes the greenhouse effect. Same goes for natural gas power plants. In my opinion, nuclear power plants should be built and coal burning plants should be closed.