Committing Civilization to Storing Deadly Radioactive Wastes for Up to 240,000

question 2

Multiple Choice

Committing civilization to storing deadly radioactive wastes for up to 240,000 years is a failure of the ____.

• A) humility principle
• B) reversibility principle
• C) precautionary principle
• D) prevention principle
• E) human rights principle

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Definitions:

Ethnic Group

A category of people who identify with each other based on shared attributes such as culture, language, or ancestral origins.

Racism

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against individuals of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

Scapegoat

An individual or group blamed for problems or negative outcomes, often as a means of deflecting responsibility or criticism.

Native Americans

The indigenous peoples of the United States, including those on the mainland and in Alaska, but excluding those in Hawaii.