Question

which compares the problems associated with radioactive waste created from generating electricity using fusion reactions to waste created from generating electricity using fission reactions? the radioactive waste from fusion reactions becomes less hazardous much sooner than the waste from fission reactions. the radioactive waste from fission reactions becomes less hazardous much sooner than the waste from fusion reactions. although their radioactive wastes are hazardous for the same period of time, fusion reactions produce less waste than fission reactions. although their radioactive wastes are hazardous for the same period of time, fission reactions produce less waste than fusion reactions.

Explanation:

Fusion reactions produce radioactive waste that has a much shorter half - life compared to fission reactions. Fission reactions produce long - lived radioactive waste (thousands to millions of years), while fusion waste (mainly the reactor components activated by neutrons) has a half - life on the order of tens of years. So, the radioactive waste from fusion reactions becomes less hazardous much sooner.

Answer:

The radioactive waste from fusion reactions becomes less hazardous much sooner than the waste from fission reactions.