Question

A student claims that the Chernobyl accident proves that nuclear power is unsafe for use in the United States. Which statement is the most valid counterargument for this claim?

A) The Chernobyl plant used nuclear fusion instead of nuclear fission.

B) Nuclear plants in the United States have stricter safety guidelines.

C) No one was actually harmed in the Chernobyl accident.

D) The Chernobyl plant produced no long-lasting radioactive waste.

Answer 1

B) Nuclear plants in the United States have stricter safety guidelines.

Step-by-step explanation:

In nuclear power plant we know that we always use the principle of nuclear fission in which high energy neutrons are used to initiate the nuclear fission and the energy is thus released which is used in different parts.

Nuclear fusion is not possible here in this because nuclear fusion is not controlled easily as well as it requires high energy to initiate the reaction

In Cherobyl plant there exist a nuclear fission reactor which was not maintained proper due to which there was a huge accident.

In this accident huge number of people got harmed and its effect was long lasting as this is not controlled easily

So here correct answer will be

B) Nuclear plants in the United States have stricter safety guidelines.