re: #340 Shiplord Kirel

It is actually true that the uranium and thorium present in coal as an impurity would produce more energy than burning the coal itself.

This article at the Oak Ridge website has the details. It suggests, among other things, that coal ash heaps could someday be mined as a source of uranium and thorium for nuclear energy.

I’ve heard that coal fired power plants release more radiation into the air than a nuclear plant does so it’s probably true.