Alternatives to fossil fuels (Lesson 10a)

Question 1

What is recyclable energy?

Answer 1

Recyclable forms of energy and forms of waste that can be reused in order to provide more electricity

Question 2

When have no nuclear reactors been built since in the UK?

Answer 2

None have been built since the 1980s

Question 3

What is the only difference between fossil fuel and nuclear power stations?

Answer 3

The only difference is how the water is heated-Fossil fuel stations burn there fuel while a nuclear power station used nuclear fission to generate heat

Question 4

How can higher level radioactive waste be disposed?

Answer 4

They have to be removed from the reactors and taken to sellafield in the UK. Uranium and other radioactive waste is then separated out to leave only usable radioactive waste

Question 5

What is the half life of Uranium?

Answer 5

It has a long-half life measured in millions of years

Question 6

What factors need to be considered when looking into a site to store radioactive waste?

Answer 6

.The geology of an area-the ground must be geologically stable so there is little chance of underground displacement
.Unemployment figures in the area-jobs will be created
.The availability of land, which has to be bough for the site
.The potential strength of local pressure groups
.The technology that will be necessary to ensure safe transport, storage and security
.Noise and disruption during construction
.The effect on farming activities