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Which are benefits of using nuclear power plants to generate electricity? Check all that apply.

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Nuclear power plants use renewable fuel.
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Nuclear power plants produce little to no greenhouse gas.
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Nuclear power plants produce a large amount of energy for a small mass of fuel.
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Nuclear power plants produce no toxic waste products.
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Nuclear power plants use simple power plant designs not vulnerable to human error or natural disasters.
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Did your answer include any of the following? Check all that apply.If you wrote that the risks are too great, did you support this with the risk of environmental contamination, human health hazards due to exposure to radioactive materials, and the need for long-term storage of nuclear waste?If you wrote that the benefits outweigh risks, did you support this with the efficiency of energy conversion, safe operation potential, lack of greenhouse gas emissions, and abundance of uranium?

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If you wrote that the risks are too great, did you support this with the risk of environmental contamination, human health hazards due to exposure to radioactive materials, and the need for long-term storage of nuclear waste?
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If you wrote that the benefits outweigh risks, did you support this with the efficiency of energy conversion, safe operation potential, lack of greenhouse gas emissions, and abundance of uranium?

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