All of the following are advantages of nuclear power except ________

A) safe disposal of nuclear wastes
B) uranium mines cause less environmental damage than coal mines because less uranium is needed to generate power
C) nuclear power plants generate no nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide
D) the power-generating process is emission-free
E) uranium generates far greater amounts of energy than coal by weight or volume


A

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