Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power Plants have many advantages. One of those advantages is...

• nuclear weapons

• nuclear waste

• reduced CO2 emissions

• reactor meltdowns

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Which nuclear accident was caused by human error ?

• Chernobyl

• Fukashima

• North Anna

• Three Mile Island

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What happened as a result of the Three Mile Island accident?

• Nuclear power was outlawed

• New regulations were put in place to make nuclear power safer in the U.S.

• The construction of nuclear plants increased

• All of the above

• None of the above

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The Chernobyl plant was dangerous because the reactors were not covered and secured by

• The FBI

• Retractable steel beams

• Water-cooled shutdown clamps

• Concrete bunkers

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What caused the destruction of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear Disaster?

• Tornado

• A Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Volcano

Nuclear power plant uses ____ for fuel.

• steel

• coal

• uranium

• hydrogen

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Which subatomic particle is required to start a nuclear fission chain reaction?

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutron

• Atom

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What is the purpose of a Containment Structure in a Nuclear Power Plant?

• To control the power of a nuclear reactor

• To transfer heat from the primary reactor coolant to the secondary side

• To confine fission products in case of an accident

• To cool exhaust steam from a turbine

What is the purpose of a Steam Generator in a Nuclear Power Plant?

• To control the power of a nuclear reactor

• To transfer heat from the primary reactor coolant to the secondary side

• To confine fission products in case of an accident

• To produce steam for turbine generators

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Splitting a uranium atom is called - 

• fission

• fusion

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