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State two advantages and two disadvantages of using nuclear energy for producing electricity.

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Advantages of using nuclear energy:

  1. A very small amount of nuclear fuel can produce a tremendous amount of energy.
  2. Once the nuclear fuel is loaded into nuclear power plant, it continues to release energy for several years.

Disadvantages of using nuclear energy:

  1. It is not a clean source of energy because very harmful nuclear radiations are produced in the process.
  2. The waste causes environmental pollution.

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