APES Chapter 16 Nuclear Energy Flashcards
A big concern facing geologists in long-term radioactive waste storage is that
A) People living in the area will begin to glow in the dark
B) the half-life will take even longer
C) groundwater will seep into land sites and become contaminated
D) people will mistake it for fluorescent minerals
E) the public will not tolerate the necessary safety measures
C
The isotope of uranium that undergoes fission and releases huge amounts of energy is A) 190U B) 225Pt C) 60I D) 235U E) 90Ba
D
A nuclear reactor contains a core with many fuel rods containing A) steel pellets B) uranium oxide pellets C) iron pellets D) palladium pellets E) silicon pellets
B
Which country's government has strongly promoted increases in nuclear power use over the past 30 years? A) Columbia B) Madagascar C) Holland D) France E) Spain
D
An instrument used to detect radioactive ions is called a(n) A) mass spectrometer B) metal detector C) ionization counter D) gas chromatograph E) high-performance liquid chromatograph
C
A strong regulatory backlash to nuclear power in the United States occurred in response to the
A) Three Mile Island accident
B) first US nuclear power plant built
C) September 11, 2001, terriorist attacks
D) eruption of Mount St. Helens
E) use of nuclear power in submarines
A
No new nuclear power plants have been built or planned in the United States since A) 1958 B) 1962 C) 1977 D) 1983 E) 1990
C
The time for a radioactive element or isotope to degrade is known as its A) half-life B) fission potential C) transmutability point D) radioactive potential E) radioactive point
A
The Yucca mountain facility, scheduled to open in 2017, is for the
A) mining of uranium
B) department of energy’s yearly retreat
C) storage of new power plant construction material
D) protection of local inhabitants in the event of nuclear attack
E) storage of spent uranium fuel
E
The biggest advantage of nuclear energy generation is that
A) it is free
B) it doesn’t generate greenhouse gases
C) it takes very few people to operate a plant
D) it produces low-wattage power
E) many developing countries are rapidly increasing their nuclear portfolio
B
Decay of radioactive isotopes is affected by the
A) isotopes’ boiling point
B) pressure
C) properties of the isotopes’ storage container
D) stability of an element at a certain energy level
E) size of the original sample
D
After three mile island, much better plant and safety designs, along w the creation of which organization, occurred?
A) department of energy
B) occupational health and safety organization
C) department of interior
D) Richard smalley nanotechnology institute
E) institute of nuclear power operations
E
Each year, roughly what amount of used fuel is created by every 1000 megawatt nuclear electric power plant? A) 10 metric tons B) 25 metric tons C) 30 metric tons D) 50 metric tons E) 65 metric tons
C
French scientist Marie Curie coined what termed in 1898? A) radioactivity B) isotope C) half-life D) geological time E) fission
A
Besides alpha and beta particles separated in a magnetic field, what other short-wavelength particles can be detected? A) joules B) quarks C) gamma particles D) radioactive dust E) omega particles
C
