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Name the process by which nuclear energy is generated and aslo name one substance used for the same. Give two advantages and two hazards of nuclear energy.

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Nuclear tission, Uranium, plutonium, thorium.
Advantages :
For a given amount of fuel, the amount of energy released is extraordinarily large.
Nuclear power plants can be set up at any place.
Hazards:
Improper nuclear-waste storage and disposal result in environmental contamination. Further, there is a risk o accidental leakage of nuclear radlation.
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