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by ben-schaaf 1949 days ago
Coal power plants also carry a lot more radiation into their surrounding environment than nuclear power plants: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-...
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Yes, the real irony - coal plants release more radiation into the environment than nuclear plants ever have - including Chernobyl.
A great example of a low impact, high frequency event being underweighted.