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8. Ah yeah, Chernobyl. A pile of graphic blocks.

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 02:44 PM

Jan 2012

Where in the USA has there ever been a pile of graphic blocks used for nuclear power? No where.

[font size="5"]Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste[/font]

By burning away all the pesky carbon and other impurities, coal power plants produce heaps of radiation[b/]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste

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N.Y. has a nuke plant event - shut down - 230 days since the last one [View all] ensho Jan 2012 OP

Good job Engineers! snooper2 Jan 2012 #1

Hm, because the worst possible catastrophe at any such plant... JackRiddler Jan 2012 #3

Unless. Hm. What is the meaning of unless? JackRiddler Jan 2012 #7

Ah yeah, Chernobyl. A pile of graphic blocks. RC Jan 2012 #8

Nuclear plant shuts down to make repairs. MineralMan Jan 2012 #6

Good unresponded to comment. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #9

Kick for posterity...nt SidDithers Jan 2012 #10