IAEA supported project in Poland employs a radiation technology
– electron beam accelerator facility to treat flue gases from coal-driven power
plants, thus reducing the emissions of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which can cause damage human health and the
environment. Acid rains in and around the site are the result of the acidic
pollutants.
The technology is useful in countries which produce electricity
by coal/oil combustion and required to meet pollution control regulations. Unlike
other conventional technologies, the use of electron beam accelerator technology
removes 95% of sulphur dioxide, and 70% of nitrogen oxides present in flue
gases. The by-product is high quality fertilizer for use in agriculture. Not much
of secondary waste!
It is a proven green technology according to the Director
General of the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Poland (source:
www.iaea.org)
