Multiple Choice
Advantages of radioactive-waste disposal in bedded salt deposits include all of the following except
A) The fact that salt will flow plastically and self-seal under pressure.
B) The high melting temperature of salt, which helps contain heat-producing wastes.
C) The abundance of available abandoned salt mines.
D) Salt blocks radiation from radioactive decay.
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