Nuclear Power

Question 1

What % of global energy is derived from nuclear power

Answer 1

5%

Question 2

How long could uranium provide power for?

Answer 2

200 years

Question 3

Outline how nuclear power is generated

Answer 3

Chain reaction of splitting atoms produces heat.

Water heated to produce steam which turns a turbine connected to a generator.

Question 4

Which country derives 75% of its energy from nuclear?

Answer 4

France

Question 5

Which part of the world derives 18% of its energy from nuclear?

Answer 5

UK

Question 6

Give the name, location and date of a proposed nuclear plant in the UK

Answer 6

Hinkley Point C

Somerset

2023

Question 7

Hinkley point will generate electricity for…….

How many tonnes of CO2 will be avoided each year?

Answer 7

1. 5 million homes

3. 7 million tonnes

Question 8

Give the date, location and name of a nuclear disaster

Answer 8

Chernobyl

Ukraine

1986

Question 9

Give 3 impacts of Chernobyl

Answer 9

• 31 direct deaths and 15 deaths from radioactive exposure
• Increase in Cancers
• 350,000 people resettled

Question 10

3 positives of nuclear power are…..

Including a new technology

Answer 10

• Reduces reliance on fossil fuels
• Reduces greenhouse gas emissions and relatively clean
• New technology of thorium reactors; thorium is abundant, produces more energy per tonne than uranium, difficult to use for nuclear weapons, produces less waste and is dangerous for less time.

Question 11

3 negatives of nuclear power are……

Answer 11

• Nuclear reactor technology can be used to create nuclear weapons
• Used fuel is radioactive and contains poisonous chemicals
• Not sustainable as Uranium is mostly used, which is limited in supply