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fullsquare@awful.systems ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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- chaogomu@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Coal ash is dumped into a retaining pond by the ton.
  
  Nuclear waster is highly controlled and produced by the pound and sealed into giant casks that can be struck by a full speed train without beaching.
  
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  - woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    Coal ash is dumped into a retaining pond by the ton.
    
    I’m not defending coal, so stop trying that whataboutism BS with me.
    
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    chaogomu@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Read the second sentence of my comment.
    
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- fullsquare@awful.systems ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  there are still coal powerplants around and any replacement is better. geothermal doesn’t work everywhere
  
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  - woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    geothermal doesn’t work everywhere
    
    So what. That’s why power lines exist. Coal is BS, nuclear is BS. A healthy mix of renewables is possible right now.
    
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