• fullsquare@awful.systems
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    6 hours ago

    Coal ash (from some mines) contains so much uranium that if emissions like this were detected near NPP all hell would break loose, but nobody cares. Energy content of that uranium can be higher than what was released during coal combustion

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      5 hours ago

      “coal ash is worse” doesn’t make nuclear waste clean and non toxic. Both are dirty, just different kinds of dirt. Geothermal is an excellent “boil water” technology independent of weather and without toxic waste.

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        5 hours ago

        there are still coal powerplants around and any replacement is better. geothermal doesn’t work everywhere