TIL fly ash emitted by a coal power plant carries 100 times more radiation into the surrounding enviornment than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Radioactive_waste#Coal



Submitted January 27, 2015 at 10:55PM by garglemymarbles http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2tuxy4/til_fly_ash_emitted_by_a_coal_power_plant_carries/