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Germany approves bringing coal-fired power plants back online this winter (www.reuters.com)

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[–] theKalash@feddit.ch 7 points 1 year ago

Here is a source from the IAEA.

https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/43/035/43035329.pdf

In fact, the fly ash emitted from burning coal for electricity by a power plant, carries into the surrounding environment, 100 times more radiation than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.