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dalyningkenk

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Why is nuclear reactor waste radioactive?
 a. Radiation from the reactor makes everything in or near it radioactive.
  b. Used fuel rods contain fission fragments which are radioactive.
  c. Spent fuel rods pick up contamination from the reactor.
  d. all of the above

Question 2

Low levels of ionizing radiation
 a. are dangerous to the human body
  b. can be tolerated by the human body
  c. are beneficial to the human body
  d. none of the above


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SeanoH09

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply #2 on: Jul 28, 2018
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Welcome :)


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