Which sentences describe the results of nuclear energy? There is no air pollution or production of greenhouse gases that can contribute to global warming. As such, the power plants can be built in rural or urban areas without damaging the environment or requiring the transportation of fossil fuels. Nuclear power plants produce a smaller quantity of waste by volume: 27 tons of used fuel as compared to 400,000 tons of ash from a coal-fired power station. However, the used fuel from the nuclear plant is both radioactive and highly toxic.

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Haney

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11 January, 07:43

Which sentences describe the results of nuclear energy? There is no air pollution or production of greenhouse gases that can contribute to global warming. As such, the power plants can be built in rural or urban areas without damaging the environment or requiring the transportation of fossil fuels. Nuclear power plants produce a smaller quantity of waste by volume: 27 tons of used fuel as compared to 400,000 tons of ash from a coal-fired power station. However, the used fuel from the nuclear plant is both radioactive and highly toxic.

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Belen Arroyo · Answer 1

Nuclear power plants produce a smaller quantity of waste by volume: 27 tons of used fuel as compared to 400,000 tons of ash from a coal-fired power station. However, the used fuel from the nuclear plant is both radioactive and highly toxic.

Explanation:

Nuclear power runs on radioactive material.

There is minimal waste coming from the nuclear power plants compared to other forms of energy generation.

The only problem is that the minimal waste produced is highly toxic due to its radioactive nature.

Rays produced by this waste cause substantial harm to living organisms such as gene mutations.

India Taylor · Answer 2

Answer: All sentences except:

"As such, the power plants can be built in rural or urban areas without damaging the environment or requiring the transportation of fossil fuels."