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Unit one Science Lab 11

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Analysis of Energy Sources

Natasha Coen

American InterContinental University

Analysis of Energy Sources

        

Energy Source

Fuel (Coal)/Uranium Needed (tons)

CO2 Emissions
(tons)

Sulfur Dioxide and Other Emissions (tons)

Radioactivity mSv (millisievert)

Solid Waste (tons)

Accidents

Quarter 1

Coal

625,000

1.75 mil

75,000

.25 mSv

150,000

n/a

Nuclear

18,750

52,500

0

.0025 mSv

62.5

n/a

Quarter 2

Coal

1.25 mil

3.5 mil

150,000

.5 mSv

300,000

Health impairments

Nuclear

37,500

105,000

0

.005 mSv

125

n/a

Quarter 3

Coal

1.875 mil

5.25 mil

225,000

.75mSv

450,000

Worker fatalities

Nuclear

56,250

157,500

0

.0075 mSv

187.5

Minor emissions

Quarter 4

Coal

2.5 mil

7 mil

300,000

1mSv

600,000

Fire destruction

Nuclear

75,000

210,00

0

.01 mSv

250

Catastrophic releases leading to radiation sickness, death, and environmental contamination

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