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Question 15

A country needs to build new power stations to provide electricity for its national grid.

One type of power station under consideration is a nuclear power station.

a.

Describe how the energy stored in nuclear fuel (such as uranium) is used in a nuclear power station to generate electrical energy.

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b.

Many engineers advocate for nuclear power because it is highly efficient. Explain the meaning of efficient in terms of energy transfers.

[1]
c.

Apart from cost and efficiency, list two other reasons against building a nuclear power station.

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