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NuclearPower_2-v1s1

1. In a PWR reactor, the water is kept under high pressure

___ a) to prevent it from boiling

___ b) to slow down the neutrons

___ c) to reduce the heat required to boil it

___ d) only in the reactor core

2. Reactors that use natural (unenriched) uranium are

___ a) are likely to emerge in the next few decades

___ b) are already in use

___ c) considered impossible

3. It has been estimated that if Japan had never adopted nuclear power, the use of other fuels would have caused more lost years of life.

___ a) true

___ b) false

4. Nuclear power plants typically have

___ a) high capital costs and high fuel costs

___ b) low capital costs and high fuel costs

___ c) high capital costs and low fuel costs

___ d) low capital costs and low fuel costs

5. One concern about fast breeder reactors is that the uranium reserves will be exhausted more quickly

___ a) true

___ b) false

6. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from properly run nuclear plants is ___________ the radiation created by burning coal

___ a) about the same as

___ b) 10 times more than

___ c) 100 times more than

___ d) 10 times less than

___ e) 100 times less than

7. The reprocessing of spent Uranium helps alleviate the problem of long term waste storage

___ a) true

___ b) false

8. How many latent (cancer) deaths are estimated to result from the Three Mile Island accident?

___ a) from 4000 to 25,000

___ b) zero

___ c) from 0 to 1000

9. Fuel rods spend typically ______ total now inside the reactor, generally until _____ of their uranium has been fissioned

___ a) 6 months;   3%

___ b) 6 months;   30%

___ c) 6 years;   30%

___ d) 6 years;   3%

10. Fast breeder reactors use uranium-238, an isotope which constitutes _____ of naturally occurring uranium

___ a) 1 %

___ b) 60%

___ c) 3%

___ d) 99%

___ e) 30%

11. The reprocessing of spent Uranium worsens the problem of long term waste storage

___ a) true

___ b) false

12. The Megatons to Megawatts Program

___ a) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a success

___ b) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a failure

___ c) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a failure

___ d) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a success

13. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will be again useful for farming in 40-60 years

___ a) true

___ b) false

14. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico

___ a) is currently taking nuclear waste from production reactors

___ b) can no longer nuclear waste from production reactors because it is full

___ c) was originally a research and development facility but is now under private ownership

15. In the United States, reprocessing of spent Uranium

___ a) provides 20% of our fuel needs and allows the United States to export nuclear fuel

___ b) provides 5% of our fuel needs which is consumed within the United states

___ c) is not allowed due to nuclear weapon proliferation concerns

___ d) is not allowed due to waste management concerns

16. One concern is that long term nuclear waste management is now being performed by a number of private waste management companies

___ a) true

___ b) false

17. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will not be farmed for centuries

___ a) true

___ b) false

18. High-level radioactive waste management is a daunting problem because

___ a) the isotopes are short-lived

___ b) they cannot be stored underground

___ c) the isotopes are long-lived

19. After about __________ in a spent fuel pool the spent fuel can be moved to dry storage casks or reprocessed.

___ a) 5 months

___ b) 5 years

___ c) 50 years

20. Uranium is approximately ______________ than silver in the Earth's crust.

___ a) 4 times more common

___ b) 40 times more common

___ c) 40 times less common

___ d) 4 times less common

21. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from coal plants is ___________ the radiation nuclear plants (excluding the possibility of accidental discharges of radioactive material

___ a) 100 times less than

___ b) about the same as

___ c) 10 times less than

___ d) 100 times more than

___ e) 10 times more than

Key to NuclearPower_2-v1s1

1. In a PWR reactor, the water is kept under high pressure

+ a) to prevent it from boiling

- b) to slow down the neutrons

- c) to reduce the heat required to boil it

- d) only in the reactor core

2. Reactors that use natural (unenriched) uranium are

- a) are likely to emerge in the next few decades

+ b) are already in use

- c) considered impossible

3. It has been estimated that if Japan had never adopted nuclear power, the use of other fuels would have caused more lost years of life.

+ a) true

- b) false

4. Nuclear power plants typically have

- a) high capital costs and high fuel costs

- b) low capital costs and high fuel costs

+ c) high capital costs and low fuel costs

- d) low capital costs and low fuel costs

5. One concern about fast breeder reactors is that the uranium reserves will be exhausted more quickly

- a) true

+ b) false

6. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from properly run nuclear plants is ___________ the radiation created by burning coal

- a) about the same as

- b) 10 times more than

- c) 100 times more than

- d) 10 times less than

+ e) 100 times less than

7. The reprocessing of spent Uranium helps alleviate the problem of long term waste storage

+ a) true

- b) false

8. How many latent (cancer) deaths are estimated to result from the Three Mile Island accident?

- a) from 4000 to 25,000

+ b) zero

- c) from 0 to 1000

9. Fuel rods spend typically ______ total now inside the reactor, generally until _____ of their uranium has been fissioned

- a) 6 months;   3%

- b) 6 months;   30%

- c) 6 years;   30%

+ d) 6 years;   3%

10. Fast breeder reactors use uranium-238, an isotope which constitutes _____ of naturally occurring uranium

- a) 1 %

- b) 60%

- c) 3%

+ d) 99%

- e) 30%

11. The reprocessing of spent Uranium worsens the problem of long term waste storage

- a) true

+ b) false

12. The Megatons to Megawatts Program

- a) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a success

- b) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a failure

- c) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a failure

+ d) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a success

13. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will be again useful for farming in 40-60 years

- a) true

+ b) false

14. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico

+ a) is currently taking nuclear waste from production reactors

- b) can no longer nuclear waste from production reactors because it is full

- c) was originally a research and development facility but is now under private ownership

15. In the United States, reprocessing of spent Uranium

- a) provides 20% of our fuel needs and allows the United States to export nuclear fuel

- b) provides 5% of our fuel needs which is consumed within the United states

+ c) is not allowed due to nuclear weapon proliferation concerns

- d) is not allowed due to waste management concerns

16. One concern is that long term nuclear waste management is now being performed by a number of private waste management companies

- a) true

+ b) false

17. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will not be farmed for centuries

+ a) true

- b) false

18. High-level radioactive waste management is a daunting problem because

- a) the isotopes are short-lived

- b) they cannot be stored underground

+ c) the isotopes are long-lived

19. After about __________ in a spent fuel pool the spent fuel can be moved to dry storage casks or reprocessed.

- a) 5 months

+ b) 5 years

- c) 50 years

20. Uranium is approximately ______________ than silver in the Earth's crust.

- a) 4 times more common

+ b) 40 times more common

- c) 40 times less common

- d) 4 times less common

21. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from coal plants is ___________ the radiation nuclear plants (excluding the possibility of accidental discharges of radioactive material

- a) 100 times less than

- b) about the same as

- c) 10 times less than

+ d) 100 times more than

- e) 10 times more than

NuclearPower_2-v2s1

1. One concern about fast breeder reactors is that the uranium reserves will be exhausted more quickly

___ a) true

___ b) false

2. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from properly run nuclear plants is ___________ the radiation created by burning coal

___ a) about the same as

___ b) 100 times less than

___ c) 10 times less than

___ d) 100 times more than

___ e) 10 times more than

3. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from coal plants is ___________ the radiation nuclear plants (excluding the possibility of accidental discharges of radioactive material

___ a) 100 times more than

___ b) 10 times more than

___ c) 10 times less than

___ d) about the same as

___ e) 100 times less than

4. High-level radioactive waste management is a daunting problem because

___ a) they cannot be stored underground

___ b) the isotopes are short-lived

___ c) the isotopes are long-lived

5. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will be again useful for farming in 40-60 years

___ a) true

___ b) false

6. In the United States, reprocessing of spent Uranium

___ a) is not allowed due to nuclear weapon proliferation concerns

___ b) is not allowed due to waste management concerns

___ c) provides 20% of our fuel needs and allows the United States to export nuclear fuel

___ d) provides 5% of our fuel needs which is consumed within the United states

7. How many latent (cancer) deaths are estimated to result from the Three Mile Island accident?

___ a) from 4000 to 25,000

___ b) from 0 to 1000

___ c) zero

8. It has been estimated that if Japan had never adopted nuclear power, the use of other fuels would have caused more lost years of life.

___ a) true

___ b) false

9. Fuel rods spend typically ______ total now inside the reactor, generally until _____ of their uranium has been fissioned

___ a) 6 months;   30%

___ b) 6 years;   3%

___ c) 6 years;   30%

___ d) 6 months;   3%

10. Uranium is approximately ______________ than silver in the Earth's crust.

___ a) 4 times less common

___ b) 40 times less common

___ c) 4 times more common

___ d) 40 times more common

11. Nuclear power plants typically have

___ a) high capital costs and low fuel costs

___ b) low capital costs and low fuel costs

___ c) low capital costs and high fuel costs

___ d) high capital costs and high fuel costs

12. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will not be farmed for centuries

___ a) true

___ b) false

13. The Megatons to Megawatts Program

___ a) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a failure

___ b) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a success

___ c) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a failure

___ d) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a success

14. The reprocessing of spent Uranium helps alleviate the problem of long term waste storage

___ a) true

___ b) false

15. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico

___ a) was originally a research and development facility but is now under private ownership

___ b) can no longer nuclear waste from production reactors because it is full

___ c) is currently taking nuclear waste from production reactors

16. The reprocessing of spent Uranium worsens the problem of long term waste storage

___ a) true

___ b) false

17. One concern is that long term nuclear waste management is now being performed by a number of private waste management companies

___ a) true

___ b) false

18. Fast breeder reactors use uranium-238, an isotope which constitutes _____ of naturally occurring uranium

___ a) 30%

___ b) 99%

___ c) 1 %

___ d) 60%

___ e) 3%

19. In a PWR reactor, the water is kept under high pressure

___ a) to slow down the neutrons

___ b) to prevent it from boiling

___ c) only in the reactor core

___ d) to reduce the heat required to boil it

20. After about __________ in a spent fuel pool the spent fuel can be moved to dry storage casks or reprocessed.

___ a) 50 years

___ b) 5 years

___ c) 5 months

21. Reactors that use natural (unenriched) uranium are

___ a) are already in use

___ b) are likely to emerge in the next few decades

___ c) considered impossible

Key to NuclearPower_2-v2s1

1. One concern about fast breeder reactors is that the uranium reserves will be exhausted more quickly

- a) true

+ b) false

2. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from properly run nuclear plants is ___________ the radiation created by burning coal

- a) about the same as

+ b) 100 times less than

- c) 10 times less than

- d) 100 times more than

- e) 10 times more than

3. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from coal plants is ___________ the radiation nuclear plants (excluding the possibility of accidental discharges of radioactive material

+ a) 100 times more than

- b) 10 times more than

- c) 10 times less than

- d) about the same as

- e) 100 times less than

4. High-level radioactive waste management is a daunting problem because

- a) they cannot be stored underground

- b) the isotopes are short-lived

+ c) the isotopes are long-lived

5. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will be again useful for farming in 40-60 years

- a) true

+ b) false

6. In the United States, reprocessing of spent Uranium

+ a) is not allowed due to nuclear weapon proliferation concerns

- b) is not allowed due to waste management concerns

- c) provides 20% of our fuel needs and allows the United States to export nuclear fuel

- d) provides 5% of our fuel needs which is consumed within the United states

7. How many latent (cancer) deaths are estimated to result from the Three Mile Island accident?

- a) from 4000 to 25,000

- b) from 0 to 1000

+ c) zero

8. It has been estimated that if Japan had never adopted nuclear power, the use of other fuels would have caused more lost years of life.

+ a) true

- b) false

9. Fuel rods spend typically ______ total now inside the reactor, generally until _____ of their uranium has been fissioned

- a) 6 months;   30%

+ b) 6 years;   3%

- c) 6 years;   30%

- d) 6 months;   3%

10. Uranium is approximately ______________ than silver in the Earth's crust.

- a) 4 times less common

- b) 40 times less common

- c) 4 times more common

+ d) 40 times more common

11. Nuclear power plants typically have

+ a) high capital costs and low fuel costs

- b) low capital costs and low fuel costs

- c) low capital costs and high fuel costs

- d) high capital costs and high fuel costs

12. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will not be farmed for centuries

+ a) true

- b) false

13. The Megatons to Megawatts Program

- a) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a failure

+ b) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a success

- c) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a failure

- d) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a success

14. The reprocessing of spent Uranium helps alleviate the problem of long term waste storage

+ a) true

- b) false

15. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico

- a) was originally a research and development facility but is now under private ownership

- b) can no longer nuclear waste from production reactors because it is full

+ c) is currently taking nuclear waste from production reactors

16. The reprocessing of spent Uranium worsens the problem of long term waste storage

- a) true

+ b) false

17. One concern is that long term nuclear waste management is now being performed by a number of private waste management companies

- a) true

+ b) false

18. Fast breeder reactors use uranium-238, an isotope which constitutes _____ of naturally occurring uranium

- a) 30%

+ b) 99%

- c) 1 %

- d) 60%

- e) 3%

19. In a PWR reactor, the water is kept under high pressure

- a) to slow down the neutrons

+ b) to prevent it from boiling

- c) only in the reactor core

- d) to reduce the heat required to boil it

20. After about __________ in a spent fuel pool the spent fuel can be moved to dry storage casks or reprocessed.

- a) 50 years

+ b) 5 years

- c) 5 months

21. Reactors that use natural (unenriched) uranium are

+ a) are already in use

- b) are likely to emerge in the next few decades

- c) considered impossible

NuclearPower_2-v1s2

1. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico

___ a) was originally a research and development facility but is now under private ownership

___ b) is currently taking nuclear waste from production reactors

___ c) can no longer nuclear waste from production reactors because it is full

2. Fast breeder reactors use uranium-238, an isotope which constitutes _____ of naturally occurring uranium

___ a) 60%

___ b) 1 %

___ c) 99%

___ d) 30%

___ e) 3%

3. The reprocessing of spent Uranium worsens the problem of long term waste storage

___ a) true

___ b) false

4. How many latent (cancer) deaths are estimated to result from the Three Mile Island accident?

___ a) from 0 to 1000

___ b) zero

___ c) from 4000 to 25,000

5. After about __________ in a spent fuel pool the spent fuel can be moved to dry storage casks or reprocessed.

___ a) 5 months

___ b) 5 years

___ c) 50 years

6. One concern is that long term nuclear waste management is now being performed by a number of private waste management companies

___ a) true

___ b) false

7. It has been estimated that if Japan had never adopted nuclear power, the use of other fuels would have caused more lost years of life.

___ a) true

___ b) false

8. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will not be farmed for centuries

___ a) true

___ b) false

9. In the United States, reprocessing of spent Uranium

___ a) provides 5% of our fuel needs which is consumed within the United states

___ b) is not allowed due to waste management concerns

___ c) is not allowed due to nuclear weapon proliferation concerns

___ d) provides 20% of our fuel needs and allows the United States to export nuclear fuel

10. Nuclear power plants typically have

___ a) low capital costs and high fuel costs

___ b) high capital costs and high fuel costs

___ c) low capital costs and low fuel costs

___ d) high capital costs and low fuel costs

11. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will be again useful for farming in 40-60 years

___ a) true

___ b) false

12. High-level radioactive waste management is a daunting problem because

___ a) they cannot be stored underground

___ b) the isotopes are short-lived

___ c) the isotopes are long-lived

13. One concern about fast breeder reactors is that the uranium reserves will be exhausted more quickly

___ a) true

___ b) false

14. Fuel rods spend typically ______ total now inside the reactor, generally until _____ of their uranium has been fissioned

___ a) 6 months;   3%

___ b) 6 months;   30%

___ c) 6 years;   3%

___ d) 6 years;   30%

15. In a PWR reactor, the water is kept under high pressure

___ a) to slow down the neutrons

___ b) to prevent it from boiling

___ c) only in the reactor core

___ d) to reduce the heat required to boil it

16. The reprocessing of spent Uranium helps alleviate the problem of long term waste storage

___ a) true

___ b) false

17. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from coal plants is ___________ the radiation nuclear plants (excluding the possibility of accidental discharges of radioactive material

___ a) about the same as

___ b) 10 times more than

___ c) 10 times less than

___ d) 100 times more than

___ e) 100 times less than

18. Reactors that use natural (unenriched) uranium are

___ a) are likely to emerge in the next few decades

___ b) considered impossible

___ c) are already in use

19. Uranium is approximately ______________ than silver in the Earth's crust.

___ a) 40 times more common

___ b) 4 times less common

___ c) 4 times more common

___ d) 40 times less common

20. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from properly run nuclear plants is ___________ the radiation created by burning coal

___ a) 100 times less than

___ b) 10 times less than

___ c) 10 times more than

___ d) about the same as

___ e) 100 times more than

21. The Megatons to Megawatts Program

___ a) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a failure

___ b) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a success

___ c) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a success

___ d) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a failure

Key to NuclearPower_2-v1s2

1. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico

- a) was originally a research and development facility but is now under private ownership

+ b) is currently taking nuclear waste from production reactors

- c) can no longer nuclear waste from production reactors because it is full

2. Fast breeder reactors use uranium-238, an isotope which constitutes _____ of naturally occurring uranium

- a) 60%

- b) 1 %

+ c) 99%

- d) 30%

- e) 3%

3. The reprocessing of spent Uranium worsens the problem of long term waste storage

- a) true

+ b) false

4. How many latent (cancer) deaths are estimated to result from the Three Mile Island accident?

- a) from 0 to 1000

+ b) zero

- c) from 4000 to 25,000

5. After about __________ in a spent fuel pool the spent fuel can be moved to dry storage casks or reprocessed.

- a) 5 months

+ b) 5 years

- c) 50 years

6. One concern is that long term nuclear waste management is now being performed by a number of private waste management companies

- a) true

+ b) false

7. It has been estimated that if Japan had never adopted nuclear power, the use of other fuels would have caused more lost years of life.

+ a) true

- b) false

8. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will not be farmed for centuries

+ a) true

- b) false

9. In the United States, reprocessing of spent Uranium

- a) provides 5% of our fuel needs which is consumed within the United states

- b) is not allowed due to waste management concerns

+ c) is not allowed due to nuclear weapon proliferation concerns

- d) provides 20% of our fuel needs and allows the United States to export nuclear fuel

10. Nuclear power plants typically have

- a) low capital costs and high fuel costs

- b) high capital costs and high fuel costs

- c) low capital costs and low fuel costs

+ d) high capital costs and low fuel costs

11. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will be again useful for farming in 40-60 years

- a) true

+ b) false

12. High-level radioactive waste management is a daunting problem because

- a) they cannot be stored underground

- b) the isotopes are short-lived

+ c) the isotopes are long-lived

13. One concern about fast breeder reactors is that the uranium reserves will be exhausted more quickly

- a) true

+ b) false

14. Fuel rods spend typically ______ total now inside the reactor, generally until _____ of their uranium has been fissioned

- a) 6 months;   3%

- b) 6 months;   30%

+ c) 6 years;   3%

- d) 6 years;   30%

15. In a PWR reactor, the water is kept under high pressure

- a) to slow down the neutrons

+ b) to prevent it from boiling

- c) only in the reactor core

- d) to reduce the heat required to boil it

16. The reprocessing of spent Uranium helps alleviate the problem of long term waste storage

+ a) true

- b) false

17. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from coal plants is ___________ the radiation nuclear plants (excluding the possibility of accidental discharges of radioactive material

- a) about the same as

- b) 10 times more than

- c) 10 times less than

+ d) 100 times more than

- e) 100 times less than

18. Reactors that use natural (unenriched) uranium are

- a) are likely to emerge in the next few decades

- b) considered impossible

+ c) are already in use

19. Uranium is approximately ______________ than silver in the Earth's crust.

+ a) 40 times more common

- b) 4 times less common

- c) 4 times more common

- d) 40 times less common

20. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from properly run nuclear plants is ___________ the radiation created by burning coal

+ a) 100 times less than

- b) 10 times less than

- c) 10 times more than

- d) about the same as

- e) 100 times more than

21. The Megatons to Megawatts Program

- a) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a failure

- b) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a success

+ c) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a success

- d) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a failure

NuclearPower_2-v2s2

1. Fast breeder reactors use uranium-238, an isotope which constitutes _____ of naturally occurring uranium

___ a) 60%

___ b) 99%

___ c) 30%

___ d) 1 %

___ e) 3%

2. The reprocessing of spent Uranium helps alleviate the problem of long term waste storage

___ a) true

___ b) false

3. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will be again useful for farming in 40-60 years

___ a) true

___ b) false

4. How many latent (cancer) deaths are estimated to result from the Three Mile Island accident?

___ a) from 4000 to 25,000

___ b) zero

___ c) from 0 to 1000

5. Reactors that use natural (unenriched) uranium are

___ a) are already in use

___ b) are likely to emerge in the next few decades

___ c) considered impossible

6. The reprocessing of spent Uranium worsens the problem of long term waste storage

___ a) true

___ b) false

7. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will not be farmed for centuries

___ a) true

___ b) false

8. High-level radioactive waste management is a daunting problem because

___ a) the isotopes are short-lived

___ b) the isotopes are long-lived

___ c) they cannot be stored underground

9. It has been estimated that if Japan had never adopted nuclear power, the use of other fuels would have caused more lost years of life.

___ a) true

___ b) false

10. In a PWR reactor, the water is kept under high pressure

___ a) to prevent it from boiling

___ b) only in the reactor core

___ c) to slow down the neutrons

___ d) to reduce the heat required to boil it

11. Fuel rods spend typically ______ total now inside the reactor, generally until _____ of their uranium has been fissioned

___ a) 6 years;   3%

___ b) 6 years;   30%

___ c) 6 months;   30%

___ d) 6 months;   3%

12. Nuclear power plants typically have

___ a) high capital costs and low fuel costs

___ b) high capital costs and high fuel costs

___ c) low capital costs and high fuel costs

___ d) low capital costs and low fuel costs

13. The Megatons to Megawatts Program

___ a) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a success

___ b) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a failure

___ c) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a failure

___ d) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a success

14. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico

___ a) was originally a research and development facility but is now under private ownership

___ b) can no longer nuclear waste from production reactors because it is full

___ c) is currently taking nuclear waste from production reactors

15. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from coal plants is ___________ the radiation nuclear plants (excluding the possibility of accidental discharges of radioactive material

___ a) 10 times less than

___ b) about the same as

___ c) 100 times more than

___ d) 10 times more than

___ e) 100 times less than

16. After about __________ in a spent fuel pool the spent fuel can be moved to dry storage casks or reprocessed.

___ a) 5 months

___ b) 5 years

___ c) 50 years

17. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from properly run nuclear plants is ___________ the radiation created by burning coal

___ a) 10 times more than

___ b) about the same as

___ c) 10 times less than

___ d) 100 times less than

___ e) 100 times more than

18. One concern is that long term nuclear waste management is now being performed by a number of private waste management companies

___ a) true

___ b) false

19. Uranium is approximately ______________ than silver in the Earth's crust.

___ a) 4 times more common

___ b) 40 times more common

___ c) 4 times less common

___ d) 40 times less common

20. One concern about fast breeder reactors is that the uranium reserves will be exhausted more quickly

___ a) true

___ b) false

21. In the United States, reprocessing of spent Uranium

___ a) provides 5% of our fuel needs which is consumed within the United states

___ b) is not allowed due to waste management concerns

___ c) provides 20% of our fuel needs and allows the United States to export nuclear fuel

___ d) is not allowed due to nuclear weapon proliferation concerns

Key to NuclearPower_2-v2s2

1. Fast breeder reactors use uranium-238, an isotope which constitutes _____ of naturally occurring uranium

- a) 60%

+ b) 99%

- c) 30%

- d) 1 %

- e) 3%

2. The reprocessing of spent Uranium helps alleviate the problem of long term waste storage

+ a) true

- b) false

3. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will be again useful for farming in 40-60 years

- a) true

+ b) false

4. How many latent (cancer) deaths are estimated to result from the Three Mile Island accident?

- a) from 4000 to 25,000

+ b) zero

- c) from 0 to 1000

5. Reactors that use natural (unenriched) uranium are

+ a) are already in use

- b) are likely to emerge in the next few decades

- c) considered impossible

6. The reprocessing of spent Uranium worsens the problem of long term waste storage

- a) true

+ b) false

7. It has been estimated that farmland lost due to Fukushima accident will not be farmed for centuries

+ a) true

- b) false

8. High-level radioactive waste management is a daunting problem because

- a) the isotopes are short-lived

+ b) the isotopes are long-lived

- c) they cannot be stored underground

9. It has been estimated that if Japan had never adopted nuclear power, the use of other fuels would have caused more lost years of life.

+ a) true

- b) false

10. In a PWR reactor, the water is kept under high pressure

+ a) to prevent it from boiling

- b) only in the reactor core

- c) to slow down the neutrons

- d) to reduce the heat required to boil it

11. Fuel rods spend typically ______ total now inside the reactor, generally until _____ of their uranium has been fissioned

+ a) 6 years;   3%

- b) 6 years;   30%

- c) 6 months;   30%

- d) 6 months;   3%

12. Nuclear power plants typically have

+ a) high capital costs and low fuel costs

- b) high capital costs and high fuel costs

- c) low capital costs and high fuel costs

- d) low capital costs and low fuel costs

13. The Megatons to Megawatts Program

- a) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a success

- b) purchases spent fuel that could otherwise be used to make weapons, and is considered a failure

- c) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a failure

+ d) converts weapons grade uranium into fuel for commercial reactors, and is considered a success

14. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico

- a) was originally a research and development facility but is now under private ownership

- b) can no longer nuclear waste from production reactors because it is full

+ c) is currently taking nuclear waste from production reactors

15. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from coal plants is ___________ the radiation nuclear plants (excluding the possibility of accidental discharges of radioactive material

- a) 10 times less than

- b) about the same as

+ c) 100 times more than

- d) 10 times more than

- e) 100 times less than

16. After about __________ in a spent fuel pool the spent fuel can be moved to dry storage casks or reprocessed.

- a) 5 months

+ b) 5 years

- c) 50 years

17. A 2008 report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that the dose to the public from radiation from properly run nuclear plants is ___________ the radiation created by burning coal

- a) 10 times more than

- b) about the same as

- c) 10 times less than

+ d) 100 times less than

- e) 100 times more than

18. One concern is that long term nuclear waste management is now being performed by a number of private waste management companies

- a) true

+ b) false

19. Uranium is approximately ______________ than silver in the Earth's crust.

- a) 4 times more common

+ b) 40 times more common

- c) 4 times less common

- d) 40 times less common

20. One concern about fast breeder reactors is that the uranium reserves will be exhausted more quickly

- a) true

+ b) false

21. In the United States, reprocessing of spent Uranium

- a) provides 5% of our fuel needs which is consumed within the United states

- b) is not allowed due to waste management concerns

- c) provides 20% of our fuel needs and allows the United States to export nuclear fuel

+ d) is not allowed due to nuclear weapon proliferation concerns

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