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Assertion: Radioactive wastes are pre-treated and stored in containers 500 m below the Earth’s surface.
Reason: Nuclear radiation in low doses causes mutations and is lethal in high doses.
Assertion: Radioactive wastes are pre-treated and stored in containers 500 m below the Earth’s surface.
Reason: Nuclear radiation in low doses causes mutations and is lethal in high doses.
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The correct option is A Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Radioactive wastes are hazardous waste as it emits many radiations even in very low doses. These radiations cause many disorders like cancer, birth defects, radiation poisoning etc. Dumping the radioactive wastes in land nearby human settlements exposes them to a high extent.
Hence it was recommended that radioactive waste be pre-treated and stored in shielded containers. These containers should be buried within rocks or about 500m below the Earth’s surface.
Thus, both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Radioactive wastes are hazardous waste as it emits many radiations even in very low doses. These radiations cause many disorders like cancer, birth defects, radiation poisoning etc. Dumping the radioactive wastes in land nearby human settlements exposes them to a high extent.
Hence it was recommended that radioactive waste be pre-treated and stored in shielded containers. These containers should be buried within rocks or about 500m below the Earth’s surface.
Thus, both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
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