Energy Resources: Nuclear power Quiz
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Is nuclear power renewable? (yes/no)
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Nuclear power stations use
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as fuel. The need very little fuel compared to a fossil-fuel power station, because there is much more
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in nuclear fuel.
The
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reaction inside the
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vessel creates heat, which turns
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into steam to drive turbines, which drive generators to make
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.
The fuel
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are safe to handle before they go into the reactor, it's only when they come out that you need
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arms and heavy
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power stations do not create atmospheric pollution because they do not
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anything. However the small amount of
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they do produce is very
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