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TABLE 15.5 Risks and Impacts of Coal-Fired versus Nuclear Power Plants TYPE OF IMPACT Land and ecosystem disturbance Extensive, on surface or underground from mining COAL NUCLEAR Less extensive Greenhouse gas emissions None from plant operation; much less than coal over the entire life cycle Considerable emissions Other air pollutants No pollutant emissions Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and other pollutants Radioactive emissions No appreciable emissions Possibility of dangerous emissions if severe accident occurs Occupational health among workers Fewer known health problems and fatalities More known health problems and fatalities Health impacts on nearby No appreciable known health impacts under normal operation Air pollution impairs health residents Effects of accident or sabotage No widespread effects Potentially catastrophic widespread effects Solid waste Less generated More generated Radioactive waste None Radioactive waste generated Fuel supplies remaining Should last several hundred more years Uncertain; supplies could last longer or shorter than coal supplies For each type of impact, the more severe impact is highlighted in yellow.

TABLE 15.5 Risks and Impacts of Coal-Fired versus Nuclear Power Plants TYPE OF IMPACT Land and ecosystem disturbance Extensive, on surface or underground from mining COAL NUCLEAR Less extensive Greenhouse gas emissions None from plant operation; much less than coal over the entire life cycle Considerable emissions Other air pollutants No pollutant emissions Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and other pollutants Radioactive emissions No appreciable emissions Possibility of dangerous emissions if severe accident occurs Occupational health among workers Fewer known health problems and fatalities More known health problems and fatalities Health impacts on nearby No appreciable known health impacts under normal operation Air pollution impairs health residents Effects of accident or sabotage No widespread effects Potentially catastrophic widespread effects Solid waste Less generated More generated Radioactive waste None Radioactive waste generated Fuel supplies remaining Should last several hundred more years Uncertain; supplies could last longer or shorter than coal supplies For each type of impact, the more severe impact is highlighted in yellow.

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Examine Table 15.5. Given the choice of living next to a nuclear
power plant or living next to a coal-fired power plant,
which would you choose? What would concern you most
about each option?

TABLE 15.5 Risks and Impacts of Coal-Fired versus Nuclear Power Plants TYPE OF IMPACT Land and ecosystem disturbance Extensive, on surface or underground from mining COAL NUCLEAR Less extensive Greenhouse gas emissions None from plant operation; much less than coal over the entire life cycle Considerable emissions Other air pollutants No pollutant emissions Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and other pollutants Radioactive emissions No appreciable emissions Possibility of dangerous emissions if severe accident occurs Occupational health among workers Fewer known health problems and fatalities More known health problems and fatalities Health impacts on nearby No appreciable known health impacts under normal operation Air pollution impairs health residents Effects of accident or sabotage No widespread effects Potentially catastrophic widespread effects Solid waste Less generated More generated Radioactive waste None Radioactive waste generated Fuel supplies remaining Should last several hundred more years Uncertain; supplies could last longer or shorter than coal supplies For each type of impact, the more severe impact is highlighted in yellow.
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 15.5 Risks and Impacts of Coal-Fired versus Nuclear Power Plants TYPE OF IMPACT Land and ecosystem disturbance Extensive, on surface or underground from mining COAL NUCLEAR Less extensive Greenhouse gas emissions None from plant operation; much less than coal over the entire life cycle Considerable emissions Other air pollutants No pollutant emissions Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and other pollutants Radioactive emissions No appreciable emissions Possibility of dangerous emissions if severe accident occurs Occupational health among workers Fewer known health problems and fatalities More known health problems and fatalities Health impacts on nearby No appreciable known health impacts under normal operation Air pollution impairs health residents Effects of accident or sabotage No widespread effects Potentially catastrophic widespread effects Solid waste Less generated More generated Radioactive waste None Radioactive waste generated Fuel supplies remaining Should last several hundred more years Uncertain; supplies could last longer or shorter than coal supplies For each type of impact, the more severe impact is highlighted in yellow.
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