Select the option(s) that is/are true on using nuclear fuel for generating electricity.

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Nuclear fuels produce a large amount of energy and don’t release harmful gases.

Nuclear fuel leaks radioactive material, its waste causes more harm, is difficult to store and limited availability.

Fusion is more advantageous to fission because the energy released is more in fusion.

All of the above

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

All the above options are true for using nuclear fuel to generate electricity.
The advantages of nuclear fuels are –
●       They Produce a large amount of energy in less quantity of fuel use.
●       They don’t give harmful gases which cause the GreenHouse effect and Acid rain.
The disadvantages of nuclear fuels are -
●       There is always a risk of leakage of radioactive material.
●       Its waste causes harm to the environment and human beings.
●       It is difficult to store
●       Its availability is less.
Fusion reactions release much greater energy with non-radioactive products than the energy released in the fission reaction with radioactive products.

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