Suppose the United States discovers a way to produce clean nuclear fuel. The effect of this discovery would be to

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The discovery of a way to produce clean nuclear fuel would increase the productivity and efficiency of the United States' nuclear fuel production, leading to an outward shift of the country's production possibility frontier (PPF). This would enable the United States to produce more nuclear fuel with the same amount of resources or the same amount of nuclear fuel with fewer resources. Therefore, the correct answer is (D) shift the U.S. PPF outward.

Suppose the United States Discovers a Way to Produce Clean