Disadvantages of Using Nuclear Energy

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What are the advantages of nuclear energy?

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Discuss the major hazards of nuclear power plants. [3 MARKS]

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State any two safety measures that should be taken while establishing a nuclear power plant.

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The major problem in harnessing nuclear energy is how to:

1. split nuclei?

2. sustain the reaction?

3. dispose off spent fuel safely?

4. convert nuclear energy into electrical energy?

Q. Complete the following nuclear fission reactions :
a) ${}_{92}^{235}\text{U}{+}_0^1\text{n}{\to }_{56}\text{Ba}{+}^{92}\text{Kr}+3_0^1\text{n}+.......$
b)${}_{92}^{235}\text{U}{+}_0^1\text{n}{\to }^{148}\text{La}{+}_{35}^{85}\text{Br}+...{.}_0^1\text{n}+energy$

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What are the major hazards of nuclear power plant?

1. Disposal and storage of nuclear waste

2. Uranium decomposes into harmful sub atomic masses

3. Accidental leakage of radiation

4. All of These

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(a) What are the advantages of nuclear energy ?
(b) State the disadvantages of nuclear energy.

Q. The disposal of wastes produced in a nuclear power plant poses a big problem because it is :
(a) too heavy (b) highly inflammable
(c) extremely foul smelling (d) highly radioactive

Q. How to dispose off nuclear waste?

1. Seal in strong containers and store in deep mines that are not in use
2. Seal in concrete containers and dump into deep sea
3. Dump into the waste disposal sites near a river
4. Fuse nuclear waste in glass and seal them deep inside hard rock formations
5. a, b and d are correct

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The major problem in harnessing nuclear energy is how to

1. Split nuclei

2. Sustain the reaction

3. Dispose of spent fuel safely

4. Convert nuclear energy into electrical energy

Q. Disposal of nuclear waste is a challenge because it is?

1. Radioactive
2. Foul smelling
3. Too large
4. Too heavy

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Suggest one effective way for the safe disposal of nuclear waste.

Q. What are the major demerits/issues of nuclear power plant?

1. Disposal and storage of nuclear waste
2. Uranium decomposes into harmful sub atomic masses
3. Accidental leakage of radiation
4. Produces huge amount of energy

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using nuclear fuel for generating electricity ?

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The major environmental problem in harnessing nuclear energy is how to ___.

1. convert nuclear energy into electrical energy?

2. split nuclei?

3. sustain the reaction?

4. dispose off spent fuel safely?

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Disadvantages of nuclear energy. Comment upon it.

Q. what does this mean - a good source of energy must be economical . And is nuclear energy a good source of energy ?

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What are the advantages of nuclear energy? [3 MARKS]

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What is/are the demerits of Nuclear Power Station?

1. High consumption of fossil fuels

2. Creates pollution

3. Problems of radiations are created which is harmful

4. Extinction of rare species of flora and fauna

Q. what does this mean - a good source of energy must be economical . And is nuclear energy a good source of energy ?

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The major environmental problem in harnessing nuclear energy is how to ___.

1. split nuclei

2. sustain the reaction

3. dispose off spent fuel safely

4. convert nuclear energy into electrical energy