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kodah | 2 years ago

I'm curious how this will impact Radon release from deep areas of the crust. For context, a Radon risk map of the US: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-12/documents/ra...

Uranium and Thorium decomposes into Radium, which themselves are found at 450m but the gas then rises through the Earths crust as it moves. I could see this kind of constant agitation releasing significantly more at least within a radius.

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kfarr|2 years ago

Or other fracking-adjacent risks like microearthquakes.

joelthelion|2 years ago

Are these really that much of a problem if the wells are far from urban areas?