Risks of unwanted combustion – potentially causing injury, damage and downtime – occur everywhere that coal is handled, processed or stored. Safe coal handling practices are designed to ensure that the fuel remains intact throughout its journey from the mine until the point at which it is ignited in the boiler.
Comment: Waste heat could hold the key to net zero and beyond
The main issue in using nuclear heating is that it needs to be a simple low-cost system rather than a massive power station project. There have been...