Power Me Up Scotty: Global Nuclear Options as Green Energy

How much electricity in the U.S. is generated by nuclear power? Approximately:

a) 15 percent
b) 20 percent
c) 30 percent
d) 35 percent

How much of the world’s electricity is generated by nuclear power? Approximately:

a) 3 percent
b) 7 percent
c) 11 percent
d) 15 percent

Nuclear energy is produced in a process called:

a) Fission
b) Fusion
c) Splitting
d) Critical mass

Decommissioning a nuclear power facility means it is:

a) Closed
b) Decontaminated
c) Dismantled
d) All of the above

Which of the following statements is not true about China:

a) The government proactively supports expansion of the nuclear power industry
b) Nuclear reactors currently generate 25 percent of China’s electricity
c) The push for increasing nuclear power capacity is to reduce the use of coal-fired power plants
d) 70 percent of China’s nuclear plants are less than 10 years old

India is currently not focused on developing nuclear power because:

a) It requires a significant financial investment of $1.6 trillion
b) The government’s priorities are alleviating poverty and generating economic growth
c) It currently cannot access foreign technology for historical reasons, slowing development of nuclear power facilities
d) All of the above

The World Nuclear Association’s Harmony Programme set a goal for the percent of the world’s electricity to be produced by nuclear power facilities by 2050. What percent did it set?

a) 15 percent
b) 20 percent
c) 25 percent
d) 30 percent

The smallest Small Modular Reactors are expected to produce how much electricity?

a) 200 megawatts or less
b) 300 megawatts or less
c) 400 megawatts or less
d) 500 megawatts or less

Which of the following describes the advantages of SMRs?

a) Has a small size so can be located almost anywhere
b) Modular construction so built off-site with factory produced components
c) Can deliver electricity to people in hard-to-reach places where infrastructure is lacking
d) All of the above

The NuScale Power SMR:

a) Produces 100 percent carbon free energy
b) Is not adaptable to changing energy requirements, so does not integrate well with solar and wind power
c) Relies on AC or DC power for safety reasons
d) Is not modular, so must be build on-site like larger nuclear reactors

Load following capability means:

a) Scaling of the power generation system
b) Automatically shutting down when system is overloaded
c) Varying output as needed to support system demand
d) None of the above

People fear nuclear power facilities because they believe:

a) The facilities have a high risk for accidents that harm human health
b) The ability to perform the fission process enables a country to produce nuclear weapons
c) The nuclear power facility and reactor process harms the environment
d) All of the above

123 Agreements:

a) Disallow nuclear cooperation agreements between the U.S. and another country
b) Prohibit the transfer of nuclear material, equipment, and components between the U.S. and another country
c) Promote nuclear cooperation and nonproliferation of nuclear weapons
d) Allow limited nuclear weapons development

Environmental Progress research statistics indicate nuclear power generated electricity between 1995 and 2018

a) Declined by 7 percent
b) Declined by 15 percent
c) Increased by 7 percent
d) Remained level

Uranium seawater extraction could make nuclear power:

a) A sustainable energy source
b) A renewable energy source
c) An environmentally harmful process because it pollutes seawater
d) None of the above

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GBRI December 5, 2020

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