Nuclear Crisis in Japan
Questions
1. What issues were raised in the Nuclear power story?
2. Describe the events leading up to the nuclear power station crisis in Japan.
3. What fuel do most nuclear plants run on?
4. How is radiation turned into electricity?
5. Why are cooling systems important?
6. What is a nuclear meltdown?
7. What happened at Chernobyl in the 1980’s?
8. What health problems can high levels of radiation cause?
9. Do you think that nuclear power plants should be built in earthquake prone countries? Why or why not?
10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN story?
2. Describe the events leading up to the nuclear power station crisis in Japan.
3. What fuel do most nuclear plants run on?
4. How is radiation turned into electricity?
5. Why are cooling systems important?
6. What is a nuclear meltdown?
7. What happened at Chernobyl in the 1980’s?
8. What health problems can high levels of radiation cause?
9. Do you think that nuclear power plants should be built in earthquake prone countries? Why or why not?
10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN story?