Coal plant cancer clusters?
In "The Nuke Next Door" (Currents, May/June 2004), author Trish Riley should have added that the amount of radioactive materials radioactive material Radiation A substance that contains unstable–radioactive–atoms that give off radiation as they decay. See Radioactive decay. emitted by coal-fired power plants dwarfs Dwarfs
Fannie Mae issued mortgage-backed securities pools that have an original maturity of 15 years. what is produced by nuclear plants. Coal contains these materials and releases them when burned. How many coal-fired plants are near the possible cancer clusters It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome.
This is a list of cancer clusters. ?
T. Regan, Westford, MA
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