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To: JimRed

The technologies are there. I was part of a project in Russia, where they planned to build the unit. They used foreign technologies. You are obviously familiar with this technology. Is it more dirty than coal burning power plants?


5 posted on 12/27/2017 12:19:53 PM PST by Mi-kha-el ((There is no Pravda in Izvestiya and no Izvestiya in Pravda.))
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To: Mi-kha-el

My familiarity with the technology is minimal. But I find it hard to believe that coal can’t be burned in a non-polluting (or reduced polluting) manner with technology.

A block from my home is a recreation area paved over with asphalt, containing three basketball courts (I play there a couple of dozen times a year) and a skateboard facility. It is paved over because it is the site of a former coal gasification plant that was closed down long ago, probably in the 40s or 50s. There are toxic pollutants that escape from the soil. There are a few small monitoring wells with brass covers; I assume that they test the levels from time to time. So before committing to that function we need to be sure not to repeat the mistakes of the past.


9 posted on 12/27/2017 1:11:16 PM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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