Nuclear Energy

What controls the reaction within a nuclear reactor?

• Control Rods
• Moderator
• Containment building
• Reactor Vessel

Three Mile Island differed from Chernobyl and Fukushima because...

• It wasn't a complete meltdown
• The core melted down
• Radiation was released
• Many people died

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This is an example of which of the following types of nuclear reactors?

• Boiling Water Reactor
• Molten Salt Reactor
• Liquid Metal Reactor
• Graphite Moderated Reactor

What is an advantage  of nuclear energy?

• radioactive waste
• no air pollution
• we will never run out
• it is the safest way to make energy

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Which of the following best describes the process of nuclear fission? 

• Splitting an atom's nucleus apart 
• Separating an atom's electrons from its nucleus 
• Fusing two atomic nuclei together 
• Splitting an atom's electrons in half 

How does a nuclear reactor produce energy?

• Atoms, such as uranium, undergo fusion in a reactor. This

  generates heat which turns water to steam in a turbine

  which generates electricity.

• Atoms, such as uranium, undergo fission in a reactor. This

  generates heat which turns water to steam in a turbine

  which generates electricity.

• Atoms, such as uranium, burn in a reactor. This generates

  heat which turns water to steam in a turbine which

  generates electricity.

• We do not currently have the technology to harness nuclear

  reactions to generate electricity.

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What controls the reaction within a nuclear reactor?

• Control Rods

• Moderator

• Containment building

• Reactor Vessel

Of the three most pre-eminent nuclear disasters known around the world, what was the common theme across the failed systems?

• Failure of cooling systems

• Explosion from fission

• Earthquakes and tsunamis

• Deaths from radiation

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Which is NOT a disadvantage of using nuclear energy?

• Radioactive waste disposal
• Reactor accidents
• Possible terrorist use of nuclear weapons
• The amount of CO2 released by the reactors
• Mining uranium

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Uranium-235 is considered ideal for use in nuclear reactors because

• it is a widely distributed resource.
• it is a stable isotope.
• it has a high EROEI.
• it produces minimal radioactive waste.
• it is highly fissionable.

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