User: . Compared to standard fission reactors, fast-neutron reactors are (Points : 5)
less expensive to build.
less expensive to operate.
more expensive to build and operate, but they are more efficient and produce less waste.
safer, requiring less security.
Weegy: Fast neutron reactors are more expensive to build and operate, but are more efficient and produce less waste.
Auto answered|Score .9875|kielan1|Points 75|User: Which of the following is a clear advantage in the use of nuclear power instead of fossil fuels? Nuclear power (Points : 5)
plants are cheaper to build than power plants that burn fossil fuels.
can be used today to power most forms of public transportation.
contributes less to global climate change.
generates fewer wastes with lower health risks.
Weegy: Nuclear power plants are cheaper to build than power plants that burn fossil fuels. can be used today to power most forms of public transportation. contributes less to global climate change. generates fewer wastes with lower health risks.
Auto answered|Score 1|johns37s|Points 10|User: A loss-of-coolant accident is very dangerous because (Points : 5)
without the surrounding water as a moderator, the fission reaction would turn into a fusion reaction.
without the surrounding water as a moderator, the fission reaction would increase in rate.
the fuel core could overheat from radioactive decay and lead to a meltdown.
the leaking coolant would quickly spread highly radioactive material over a large region.
Weegy: A loss-of-coolant accident is very dangerous because
without the surrounding water as a moderator, the fission reaction would turn into a fusion reaction.
without the surrounding water as a moderator, the fission reaction would increase in rate. [
the fuel core could overheat from radioactive decay and lead to a meltdown.
the leaking coolant would quickly spread highly radioactive material over a large region. ]
Auto answered|Score 1|mouthofdasouth|Points 10|User: Globally, some of the worst failures in handling radioactivity have been associated with (Points : 5)
military facilities.
hospitals.
nuclear power plants.
universities.
Weegy: The answer is nuclear power plants.
Auto answered|Score .6|jeifunk|Points 2975|User: Which of the following is a clear advantage in the use of nuclear power instead of fossil fuels? Nuclear power (Points : 5)
plants are cheaper to build than power plants that burn fossil fuels.
can be used today to power most forms of public transportation.
contributes less to global climate change.
generates fewer wastes with lower health risks.
Weegy: Nuclear power plants are cheaper to build than power plants that burn fossil fuels. can be used today to power most forms of public transportation. contributes less to global climate change. generates fewer wastes with lower health risks.
Auto answered|Score 1|johns37s|Points 10|User: Unlike corrosion, embrittlement results in the degradation of nuclear power plant materials from the (Points : 5)
buildup up iron oxide after prolonged exposure to water.
rapid expansion and contraction of super-heated and ice-cold water through most of the pipes.
use of highly corrosive saltwater throughout most of the water pipes.
bombardment of materials by neutrons produced by fission.
Weegy: use of highly corrosive saltwater throughout most of the water pipes.
Auto answered|Score 1|IAmSoLame|Points 690|User: Radioactive wastes consist of (Points : 5)
the direct products of fission.
the indirect products of fission.
the direct and indirect products of fission.
the direct and indirect products of fusion.
Weegy: C. high-level direct products of fission and low-level indirect products of fission! anything eles I can answer for you?
Auto answered|Score .4836|admhlm19|Points 41|All Categories|No Subcategories|Auto answered|6/2/2012 5:43:12 PM