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Interpretation:
Alist of risks to society involved in fueling and operating a conventional coal-fired electric power plant and comparison of these with the risks of fueling and operating a nuclear fission powered electric plant to be made.
Concept introduction:
The process in which division of nucleus takes place to form two or more smaller nuclei is known as nuclear fission.
In nuclear fission power plants, when uranium atoms are split, nuclear energy is produced. This energy produces heat and the heat gives rise to steam, which is used in generating electricity.
No burning of fuels takes place in nuclear fission power plans because steam is used as a fuel. In conventional coal-fired power plants, a variety of natural resources such as oil, coal and natural gas are used as fuel for the production of power.

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