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Radioactive waste from nuclear power plants has been temporarily stored on-site, but this is not a satisfactory kind of place for long-range storage. Since no suitable plan of safe permanent storage of such waste from the nation’s existing and planned nuclear plants has been devised, some people propose that we should stop trying to develop such a plan and instead should shut down all present nuclear plants and build no new nuclear plants.
The proposal mentioned above falls short of offering a complete solution to the problem it addresses because
(A) it would prevent the development of safe technologies for producing electric power
(B) it does not distinguish between nuclear plants that have, and plants that do not have, a reputation for operating safely
(C) it does not provide for the permanent storage of already-existing waste
(D) the generation of electric power from fossil fuels is relatively safe
(E) the risks of unsafe disposal of waste from nuclear power plants lie in the future, but the benefits from such plants are in the present
The proposal mentioned above falls short of offering a complete solution to the problem it addresses because
(A) it would prevent the development of safe technologies for producing electric power
(B) it does not distinguish between nuclear plants that have, and plants that do not have, a reputation for operating safely
(C) it does not provide for the permanent storage of already-existing waste
(D) the generation of electric power from fossil fuels is relatively safe
(E) the risks of unsafe disposal of waste from nuclear power plants lie in the future, but the benefits from such plants are in the present
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Radioactive waste from nuclear power plants has been temporarily stored on-site, but this is not a satisfactory kind of place for long-range storage. Since no suitable plan of safe permanent storage of such waste from the nation’s existing and planned nuclear plants has been devised, some people propose that we should stop trying to develop such a plan and instead should shut down all present nuclear plants and build no new nuclear plants.
The proposal mentioned above falls short of offering a complete solution to the problem it addresses because
Proposal- we should stop trying to develop such a plan and instead should shut down all present nuclear plants and build no new nuclear plants.
(A) it would prevent the development of safe technologies for producing electric power- irrelevant- we don't know whether nuclear power plant is a safe tech for power production. Also, we have no idea of the relative safety of different technologies
(B) it does not distinguish between nuclear plants that have, and plants that do not have, a reputation for operating safely- incorrect, regardless of this our concern is with radioactive waste disposal
(C) it does not provide for the permanent storage of already-existing waste- Correct, this argument overlooks the safe disposal of existing nuclear wastes
(D) the generation of electric power from fossil fuels is relatively safe- irrelevant
(E) the risks of unsafe disposal of waste from nuclear power plants lie in the future, but the benefits from such plants are in the present- incorrect, what about the radioactive waste that has been already generated
Answer C
The proposal mentioned above falls short of offering a complete solution to the problem it addresses because
Proposal- we should stop trying to develop such a plan and instead should shut down all present nuclear plants and build no new nuclear plants.
(A) it would prevent the development of safe technologies for producing electric power- irrelevant- we don't know whether nuclear power plant is a safe tech for power production. Also, we have no idea of the relative safety of different technologies
(B) it does not distinguish between nuclear plants that have, and plants that do not have, a reputation for operating safely- incorrect, regardless of this our concern is with radioactive waste disposal
(C) it does not provide for the permanent storage of already-existing waste- Correct, this argument overlooks the safe disposal of existing nuclear wastes
(D) the generation of electric power from fossil fuels is relatively safe- irrelevant
(E) the risks of unsafe disposal of waste from nuclear power plants lie in the future, but the benefits from such plants are in the present- incorrect, what about the radioactive waste that has been already generated
Answer C
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Radioactive waste from nuclear power plants has been temporarily stored on-site, but this is not a satisfactory kind of place for long-range storage. Since no suitable plan of safe permanent storage of such waste from the nation’s existing and planned nuclear plants has been devised, some people propose that we should stop trying to develop such a plan and instead should shut down all present nuclear plants and build no new nuclear plants.
The proposal mentioned above falls short of offering a complete solution to the problem it addresses because
The proposal mentioned above falls short of offering a complete solution to the problem it addresses because
The toughest part is deciphering what the argument actually is.. After understanding it, you can summarize it as follows:
SUMMARY : Nuclear waste is bad. We have no plan for current disposal, therefore we propose shutting down all plants.
Prethinking -> No solution was provided for the current waste, so this solution is incomplete
(A) it would prevent the development of safe technologies for producing electric power
Irrelevant. We're interested in explaining why the argument put forth sucks.
(B) it does not distinguish between nuclear plants that have, and plants that do not have, a reputation for operating safely
Irrelevant. Reputation is not a factor to consider within the realm of this passage
(C) it does not provide for the permanent storage of already-existing waste
Correct. The proposal is to shut down plants, but what about the current waste issue?
(D) the generation of electric power from fossil fuels is relatively safe
Irrelevant.
(E) the risks of unsafe disposal of waste from nuclear power plants lie in the future, but the benefits from such plants are in the present
Irrelevant.
