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Saturday, December 3, 2016

Want to Minimize Radiation from Power Generation? Build More Nuclear

By Milton Caplan, nuclear industry advisor to utilities, governments and companies on new build nuclear projects and investments in uranium. – November 28
Yes, you read that right. For years, there have been efforts to demonstrate that people who live near nuclear plants or work at nuclear plants are getting sick from all that darn radiation they are receiving. Over the years these stories have been debunked as study after study has shown that there is no impact from radiation from living near or working at a nuclear plant. But now a study has been done that shows that of most of the options to generate electricity, nuclear actually releases the least amount of radiation. This is documented in UNSCEAR’s, the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, most recent report to the United Nations General Assembly, on its study to consider the amount of radiation released from the life cycle of different types of electricity generation. Read on... http://www.theenergycollective.com/mzconsulting/2393871/want-to-minimize-radiation-from-power-generation-build-more-nuclear

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