NUCLEAR ENERGY EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which are benefits of using nuclear power plants to generate electricity? Check all that apply.
Nuclear power plants use renewable fuel.
Nuclear power plants produce little to no greenhouse gas.
Nuclear power plants produce a large amount of energy for a small mass of fuel.
Nuclear power plants produce no toxic waste products.
Nuclear power plants use simple power plant designs not vulnerable to human error or natural
disasters. - ANS Nuclear power plants produce little to no greenhouse gas.
Nuclear power plants produce a large amount of energy for a small mass of fuel.
Which are risks of using nuclear power plants to generate electricity? Check all that apply.
Nuclear power plants produce highly toxic waste that breaks down very slowly.
Nuclear power plants require undersea drilling that damages marine ecosystems.
Nuclear power plants rely on complex control systems that can fail due to human error.
Nuclear power plants require mining to obtain fuel.
Nuclear power plants produce a great deal of smog and other air pollution even when
functioning correctly. - ANS Nuclear power plants produce highly toxic waste that breaks
down very slowly.
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, Nuclear power plants rely on complex control systems that can fail due to human error.
Nuclear power plants require mining to obtain fuel.
Write an essay to explain your position on whether or not nuclear power should be continued
in the US. Support your position with specific reasons and justifications. - ANS Did your
answer include any of the following? Check all that apply.
If you wrote that the risks are too great, did you support this with the risk of environmental
contamination, human health hazards due to exposure to radioactive materials, and the need
for long-term storage of nuclear waste?
If you wrote that the benefits outweigh risks, did you support this with the efficiency of energy
conversion, safe operation potential, lack of greenhouse gas emissions, and abundance of
uranium?
What is the direct function of the energy released from the nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear
power plant?
turning the blades of the turbine
heating water to produce steam
powering the condenser
carrying electricity from the plant to consumers - ANS heating water to produce steam
A generator converts ? to ? - ANS mechanical energy
electrical energy
Which statement best describes control rods?
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which are benefits of using nuclear power plants to generate electricity? Check all that apply.
Nuclear power plants use renewable fuel.
Nuclear power plants produce little to no greenhouse gas.
Nuclear power plants produce a large amount of energy for a small mass of fuel.
Nuclear power plants produce no toxic waste products.
Nuclear power plants use simple power plant designs not vulnerable to human error or natural
disasters. - ANS Nuclear power plants produce little to no greenhouse gas.
Nuclear power plants produce a large amount of energy for a small mass of fuel.
Which are risks of using nuclear power plants to generate electricity? Check all that apply.
Nuclear power plants produce highly toxic waste that breaks down very slowly.
Nuclear power plants require undersea drilling that damages marine ecosystems.
Nuclear power plants rely on complex control systems that can fail due to human error.
Nuclear power plants require mining to obtain fuel.
Nuclear power plants produce a great deal of smog and other air pollution even when
functioning correctly. - ANS Nuclear power plants produce highly toxic waste that breaks
down very slowly.
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, Nuclear power plants rely on complex control systems that can fail due to human error.
Nuclear power plants require mining to obtain fuel.
Write an essay to explain your position on whether or not nuclear power should be continued
in the US. Support your position with specific reasons and justifications. - ANS Did your
answer include any of the following? Check all that apply.
If you wrote that the risks are too great, did you support this with the risk of environmental
contamination, human health hazards due to exposure to radioactive materials, and the need
for long-term storage of nuclear waste?
If you wrote that the benefits outweigh risks, did you support this with the efficiency of energy
conversion, safe operation potential, lack of greenhouse gas emissions, and abundance of
uranium?
What is the direct function of the energy released from the nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear
power plant?
turning the blades of the turbine
heating water to produce steam
powering the condenser
carrying electricity from the plant to consumers - ANS heating water to produce steam
A generator converts ? to ? - ANS mechanical energy
electrical energy
Which statement best describes control rods?
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