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News and Discussions => Nuke News => Topic started by: Marlin on Jan 24, 2024, 01:18

Title: Dismantling of TVA’s Bull Run Fossil Plant raises concerns over waste
Post by: Marlin on Jan 24, 2024, 01:18
   Sensitive issue here after the Kingston coal ash spill. A couple of years ago I worked on a project on the Oak Ridge Reservation that had a number of craft who worked on the cleanup. Not a trusting lot.

Dismantling of TVA's Bull Run Fossil Plant raises concerns over waste

Coal ash is the concentrated waste left over after burning coal and can contain heavy metals as well as elements that emit radiation and can pose health risks such as cancer.

https://local.newsbreak.com/anderson-county-tn/3308608550359-dismantling-of-tvas-bull-run-fossil-plant-raises-concerns-over-waste

Kingston coal ash spill: 5 years, $1 billion in cleanup and no regulations later

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2013/12/20/kingston-coal-ash-spill-5-years-1-billion-in-cleanup-and-no-regulations-later/4153801/