Years ago on sci.environment a frequently cited article about radioactive emissions from coal plants stated that "the energy content of nuclear fuel released in coal combustion is more than that of the coal consumed! Clearly, coal-fired power plants are not only generating electricity but are also releasing nuclear fuels whose commercial value for electricity production by nuclear power plants is over $7 trillion" http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html.
Now a company is exploring the commercial feasibility of uranium production from coal ash at Chinese power stations: "the Xiaolongtang station is producing over 600,000 tonnes of fly ash per year containing over 275,000 pounds of U3O8." http://www.spartonres.ca/pressreleases/PR2007Apr4.htm Puts a new spin on the term "radioactive waste". -dl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
