An assessment of the environmental environmental radioactive level in fly ash released from coal fired power plants was carried out.The contents of natural radionuclides 238U232Th226Ra
210Po and 210Pb in coal
bottom ash and fly ash samples were determined. Radionuclides were concentrated in the stack fly ash with a concentration factor of 1.4-17.2 in China.The radioactive emission levels from coal fired power plants were compared with those from nuclear power plants.