On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 15:06:45 -0500, Josh Battles
<jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote:
>
> Nuclear energy is one of the safest forms of energy out there. The main
> problem with it is that you never hear about it unless there's a
> disaster.
> Just as a fyi, a coal or natural gas fired powerplant emits more ambient
> radiation than a nuclear power plant does.
>
> It just so happens that Chernobyl was the worst accident ever so it
> sticks
> in everyone's mind, and that design isn't used anymore anyway.
>
We never used that design in the US. And as far as ambient radiation. It
all depends on what kind. There is a big difference between infrared and
gamma.
-- -Droo
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