nuclear power

Question 1

what is nuclear power

Answer 1

the use of nuclear reactors that release energy to generate heat

Question 2

what are the two nuclear fuels

Answer 2

uranium and plutonium

Question 3

how does nuclear power work

Answer 3

heat = steam in boiler
steam drives turbine
generator produces electricity

Question 4

how many countries use nuclear power

Answer 4

31

Question 5

why do only 31 countries use nuclear power

Answer 5

needs large investment as the building of station is expensive

Question 6

why was there slow growth of nuclear power between 1990 - 2010

Answer 6

as stations where being decommissioned people feared nuclear

Question 7

what % of nuclear power does the USA generate

Answer 7

32%

Question 8

what percentage of the USA energy mix comes from nuclear

Answer 8

20%

Question 9

what percentage of nuclear energy do france produce

Answer 9

17%

Question 10

what percentage of nuclear power does russia produce

Answer 10

7%

Question 11

which three countries produce the most nuclear energy

Answer 11

USA, France, Russia

Question 12

how much of the french energy mix comes from nuclear

Answer 12

75%

Question 13

what are the advantages of nuclear power

Answer 13

small amount of waste
no greenhouse gases
large reserves of uranium
relatively low running costs

Question 14

what are the disadvantages of nuclear power

Answer 14

dangerous when it goes wrong
area dangerous for a long time after a spill
expensive to shut down reactors

Question 15

what year did fuckishima happen

Answer 15

2011

Question 16

where was fuckishima

Answer 16

japan

Question 17

what happened at fuckishima

Answer 17

reactor exploded

Question 18

how many people where evacuated at fuckishma

Answer 18

200,000

Question 19

explain the fuckishima case study

Answer 19

japan 2011
nuclear reactor explodes
200,000 evacuated
600 died 
Result of earthquake and tusnami

Question 20

where is hinkley point

Answer 20

somerset

Question 21

how many jobs did hinkley point generate

Answer 21

25,000

Question 22

what percentage of profits from hinkley point goes to UK companies

Answer 22

64%

Question 23

how much CO2 does hinkley point reduce a year

Answer 23

9 million tonnes

Question 24

where is chernobyl

Answer 24

ukraine

Question 25

when did chernobyl take place

Answer 25

1986

Question 26

what happened at chernobyl

Answer 26

a reactor exploded = fire = plume of highly reactive fallout flies into the atmosphere over a large area

Question 27

where did the plume from chernobyl go

Answer 27

western russia, europe, eastern north america with light nuclear rain falling as far as london

Question 28

Which European country is against nuclear power

Answer 28

Germany

Question 29

What physical events happened alongside fuckishma causing the reaction

Answer 29

Earthquakes and tusnami

Question 30

Which two country’s are paying for the construction of Hinckley point

Answer 30

China and France

Question 31

How much did China and France invest into Hinkley point

Answer 31

£20 billion

Question 32

How long does hinkley point take to be built

Answer 32

10 years

Question 33

Which countries get the remaining profits from hinkley point

Answer 33

Chin and France

Question 34

Why does nuclear increase a country’s energy security

Answer 34

The stations are reliable

Question 35

How many stations build up hinkley point

Answer 35

3 (ABC)

Question 36

What is happening to hinkley point A

Answer 36

Being decommissioned

Question 37

What is happening to hinkley point B

Answer 37

Built in 1960 still in use

Question 38

What is happening to hinkley point C

Answer 38

Being built (cost £20 billion)

Question 39

What is the problems with burnt uranium fuel

Answer 39

Toxic - hard to dispose of

Question 40

How many died as a result of fuckishma

Answer 40

600

Question 41

What happened to Germany’s nuclear power points after fuckishma

Answer 41

All stations where decommissioned

Question 42

Why did Germany decommission their stations

Answer 42

Scared due to fuckishma | Wanted to use renewables

Question 43

Why is nuclear not renewable

Answer 43

Because eventually the reserves of uranium and plutonium will run out meaning that it is not a renewable source - while development in technology might find other renewable fuels

Question 44

What are the reasons for an increase in nuclear

Answer 44

Cleaner energy than fossil fuels Efficiency Reliability Growing demand / growing population

Question 45

WHy does efficiency increase the amount of nuclear used

Answer 45

Small amount of resource for large amount of energy | Reliable

Question 46

Why is reliability a reason for an increase in nuclear power

Answer 46

Production Energy security Government policy

Question 47

Why does a growing population increase the amount of nuclear used

Answer 47

Growth of LICs and HICs need to find ways to generate power with little resource there is increased demand for larger population.

Question 48

What are the reasons for a decrease in nuclear power

Answer 48

Cost Fear of the hazards (Chernobyl)

Question 49

Why does cost cause a decrease in nuclear power

Answer 49

Building costs Decommissioning costs

Question 50

Why does fear cause a decrease in nuclear power

Answer 50

Long term health problems Causes areas to be dangerous when something goes wrong Chernobyl disaster 1986