Atomic Basics
All atoms have these 3 elements
What are Protons, Nuetrons and Electrons?
The nuclear meltdown at Fukushima was caused by these twin natural disasters.
What was an earthquake and a tsunami?
While only used twice in war, there have been _____ nuclear tests since 1945.
What is 2,065?
France, a nation of ____ million people gets roughly ____% of their power from nuclear energy
This global energy shortage caused many countries to invest in nuclear energy
What was the 1970s energy crisis/1970s oil crisis?
Splitting an atom is done by shooting an atom with a ______.
What is a Neutron?
Previous to 2011, Japan got _____% of its energy from nuclear power.
What is 30%?
Give one immediate and one long-term effect of nuclear testing on people's health.
What is burned skin, hair loss, nausea, vomitting?
What is cancer, reproductive issues, birth defects?
Jobs at nuclear power plants pay roughly _____ dolars per year
What is they do not produce air pollution?
True or false: atoms always have an equal number of protons and electrons.
What is True?
The Japanese government weakened people's trust in the wake of the Fukushima disaster by doing this. (multiple potential answers).
What is by implementing a smaller evacuation zone than other countries?
Radionuclides are so dangerous because...
What is they leach into the soil and groundwater and get into every part of the environment?
______% of power produced in nuclear power plant is converted to usable energy
What is 92%?
The most recent nuclear plant in the US was ____ years late and _____ dollars over budget.
What is 7 years, 17 billion
Changing the number of neutrons in an element creates a different _______.
What is an isotope?
In 2025, this many people were still unable to return to their homes near Fukushima.
What is 30,000 people?
According to the UN, health impacts of nuclear testing have fallen primarily on _____, ______, and ______ populations.
What are minority, rural, and disenfranchised?
Which country recycles most of its nuclear waste?
What is France?
What are Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima Daichii?
Nuclear power uses these two elements as fuel to produce energy.
After Fukushima, 80% of Japanese people distrusted nuclear; in 2023, 51% of Japanese people supported reopening the power plants. Explain why this could be.
potential answers cost of living, reliable energy, air pollution
1996 the comprehensive test ban treaty was signed, forbiding any neuclear tests, these three countries are the only to have tested since.
What are, India, Pakistan and North Korea?
The French government got people on board with nuclear energy by doing this.
What is information campaigns and public tours of nuclear plants?
This is the most common type of nuclear reactor.
What is a light water reactor?