Why Is a Nuclear Power Plant NOT in Danger of Producing

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Multiple Choice

Why is a nuclear power plant NOT in danger of producing a nuclear explosion?

• A)Control rods are in place that absorb all the neutrons.
• B)The uranium-235 fuel is not pure enough.
• C)The uranium-235 fuel is kept cool by a cooling system.
• D)The uranium-235 fuel is not able to produce an explosive chain reaction.
• E)Nuclear explosions can occur only through fusion, not fission.

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