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minus-squareUndercoverUlrikHDlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoAre we still yammering about Tsjernobyl in 2024? Ask France how they are doing, or USA. If you’re genuinely worried about radiation According to estimates by the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the world’s coal-fired power stations currently generate waste containing around 5,000 tonnes of uranium and 15,000 tonnes of thorium. Collectively, that’s over 100 times more radiation dumped into the environment than that released by nuclear power stations.
Are we still yammering about Tsjernobyl in 2024? Ask France how they are doing, or USA.
If you’re genuinely worried about radiation According to estimates by the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the world’s coal-fired power stations currently generate waste containing around 5,000 tonnes of uranium and 15,000 tonnes of thorium. Collectively, that’s over 100 times more radiation dumped into the environment than that released by nuclear power stations.