Which statement would be a valid argument in favor of using nuclear power? There are few negative impacts from mining the fuel. Reactors are safe from natural disasters. There are little to no waste products from fission. Nuclear power does not contribute greenhouse gases.

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Javier Harris

Physics

20 May, 04:40

Which statement would be a valid argument in favor of using nuclear power? There are few negative impacts from mining the fuel. Reactors are safe from natural disasters. There are little to no waste products from fission. Nuclear power does not contribute greenhouse gases.

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Calderon · Answer 1

The answer is D. Nuclear power does not contribute greenhouse gasses

Saige Gilbert · Answer 2

Okay so, lets use the process of elimination here.

A) There are few negative impacts from mining the fuel.

B) Reactors are safe from natural disasters.

C) There are little to no waste products from fission.

D) Nuclear power does not contribute greenhouse gases.

First off, we know B cannot be correct, seeing as how reactors are fragile and are damaged easily by Japan's earthquakes. So we can eliminate B from the choices. We then can eliminate C, since fission creates high levels of nuclear waste, so that leaves us with just A, and D. We can then eliminate A since uranium is radioactive, there is always a chance for negative effects.

So, the correct answer is D