Depends on your definition of "radioactive waste". From the figures I've seen, coal fly ash is pretty similar to say granite in terms of overall activity and isotopic composition. It doesn't seem to enhance the concentration to the same worrying levels that say rare earth mining does, probably because the radioisotopes and all the other unwanted non-carbon trash is heavily diluted by all the carbon.
I'm sure you know this because you read the article (lol) but the plant was shuttered due to lack of energy demand. So it isn't a question of coal vs. bitcoin, it's a question of beautiful lake frontage vs. bitcoin.
No, but it's an important distinction to make since NG produces half the emissions of coal for the same energy output. Using an NG plant to mine Bitcoin is stupid enough, no need to lie to make it seem even worse.
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Burning coal causes cancer. A lot of cancer.
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/reliance-...
Burning coal also produces a ton of radioactive waste. [1]
[1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-...
Depends on your definition of "radioactive waste". From the figures I've seen, coal fly ash is pretty similar to say granite in terms of overall activity and isotopic composition. It doesn't seem to enhance the concentration to the same worrying levels that say rare earth mining does, probably because the radioisotopes and all the other unwanted non-carbon trash is heavily diluted by all the carbon.
You don't inhale granite.
I'm sure you know this because you read the article (lol) but the plant was shuttered due to lack of energy demand. So it isn't a question of coal vs. bitcoin, it's a question of beautiful lake frontage vs. bitcoin.
It was converted to natural gas a few years ago. Its quite an editorialized title.
Ah, I didn't realize that natural gas was a carbon-free energy source. Nothing to see here! :)
No, but it's an important distinction to make since NG produces half the emissions of coal for the same energy output. Using an NG plant to mine Bitcoin is stupid enough, no need to lie to make it seem even worse.