Evaluation of radiological hazards of particulates emissions from a coal fired power plant

• Main Authors: Jalil, Suhana, Mohd. Yusof, Mohd. Rashid
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60618/; http://www.ump.edu.my/en/event/international-conference-fluids-chemical-engineering-fluidsche-2015
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Natural minerals may contain radionuclides of natural origin of Uranium-238 (238U) and Thorium-232 (232Th) decay series. Similarly, coal like any other minerals found in nature contains trace amount of such naturally occurring radionuclides including Potassium-40 (40K). The generation of electricity...