Chemistry, 31.07.2021 16:50, la200564

How long do spent fuel rods remain dangerously radioactive? Answers

A.
The rods are no longer radioactive because the radioisotopes are used up.

B.
Spent fuel rods remain radioactive for several years after the fuel is exhausted.

C.
It takes tens of thousands of years for the radioisotopes in the rods to decay to safe levels.

D.
It is impossible to determine how long it will take for the radioisotopes to decay because they last too long.

Answers: 1

Show answers

Other questions on the subject: Chemistry

Chemistry, 22.06.2019 12:00, bheam12

What does a complete balanced chemical equation include? a. exothermic coefficients b. endothermic coefficients c. valence electrons d. molar coefficients

Answers: 1

continue

Chemistry, 22.06.2019 13:30, Bvrz6198

An animal cell loses the ability to convert energy stored in food to energy that the cell can use. which of the cell's organelles has stopped working? a. the mitochondria b. the nucleus c. the vacuoles d. the endoplasmic reticulum

Answers: 1

continue

Chemistry, 22.06.2019 21:30, thompsonhomes1

If you burn 46.6 g of hydrogen and produce 416 g of water, how much oxygen reacted

Answers: 3

continue

Chemistry, 23.06.2019 00:00, Lnjayy

The empirical formula of a compound is ch2o and its mass is 120 amu/molecule, what is its formula?

Answers: 2

continue

Do you know the correct answer?

How long do spent fuel rods remain dangerously radioactive? Answers

A.
The rods a...