Question

AS Of Jahuary 2009, the USA has produced 60,000 metric tons of nuclear waste in 60 years of operating 104

nuclear power plants.
On average, how much waste is produced by each plant on a monthly basis?
O0.8tons per month
O83.3 tons per month
104 tons per month
O 866.3 tons per month

Answer 1

A. 0.8 tons per month

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Waste produced by each plant : 0.8 tons per month

Further explanation

Given

60,000 metric tons of nuclear waste in 60 years of operating 104

nuclear power plants.

Required

Waste produced

Solution

60,000 metric tons=60 years, so in one year :

`\tt (60,000)/(60)=1000~metric~tons`

1000 metric tons/year = 83.33 metric tons/month

For each plant :

`\tt (83.33)/(104)=0.8`