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How clean is coal : coal power plant ash pond regulations compared to nuclear reactor decommissioning standards

Creator:

Williams, Manuel P.

Abstract:

Coal power is the prominent source of energy in the United States (U.S.) and around the world. The byproducts of coal power contain many of the same radioactive nuclides that are found in the local environment just in higher concentrations. With so much of this ash being stockpiled, the amount...

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Masters Thesis

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Health Physics presented on June 10 2011. Title: How Clean is Coal: Coal Power Plant Ash Pond
Evaluating the presence of radium-226 in soil surrounding a coal-fired power plant using the multi-agency radiation survey and site investigation manual (MARSSIM)

Creator:

Herring, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrew)

Abstract:

Coal-fired power plants constitute a significant source of energy production for the United States, and are projected to do so for decades to come. Most of the scrutiny coal-fired power plants receive is in the form of environmental concerns regarding green house gas emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and...

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Masters Thesis

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small fraction of ash released from a plant that burns over one million tons of coal per year