Direct contact with nuclear waste can cause cancer, but so can breathing smoke from the burning of coal and oil. ... There is also the issue of waste being used to create weapons. The plutonium in nuclear waste could be extracted and used in nuclear weapons. ... Nuclear plants are not needed to create nuclear weapons. ... Compared to coal and oil powered plants, nuclear plants use significantly less amounts of fuel. ...

• Word Count: 1869
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

Direct contact with nuclear waste can cause cancer, but so can breathing smoke from the burning of coal and oil. ... There is also the issue of waste being used to create weapons. The plutonium in nuclear waste could be extracted and used in nuclear weapons. ... Nuclear plants are not needed to create nuclear weapons. ... Compared to coal and oil powered plants, nuclear plants use significantly less amounts of fuel. ...

• Word Count: 2027
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Direct contact with nuclear waste can cause cancer, but so can breathing smoke from the burning of coal and oil. ... There is also the issue of waste being used to create weapons. The plutonium in nuclear waste could be extracted and used in nuclear weapons. ... Nuclear plants are not needed to create nuclear weapons. ... Compared to coal and oil powered plants, nuclear plants use significantly less amounts of fuel. ...

• Word Count: 1869
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School