Nuclear Energy with Bill Nye

How long will a train car of nuclear fuel keep a nuclear power plant running?

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year

How much coal does it take to run a conventional power plant?

• one train a day

• one train a week

• one train a month

• one train a year

What fuel does a nuclear reactor use?

• Uranium

• Plutonium

• Gasoline

• Wood

What kind of fuel powers a nuclear power plant?

• uranium

• plutonium

• gasoline

• wood

How is a nuclear chain reaction started?

• With an extra electron

• With an extra proton

• with an extra neutron

• with a baseball bat

Which produces more waste?

• Coal power plants

• Nuclear power plants

How thick is the dry pack containment wall?

• 12 inches

• 12 feet

• 24 inches

• 24 feet

How long is it estimated to take before the waste is completely benign (safe)?

• 1000 years

• 10,000 years

• 100,000 years

• never

Where is Yucca Mountain?

• Kansas

• Georgia

• Mojave Desert

• Florida

What is half-life

• The amount of time it takes to be half dead

• The amount of time it takes half the material to break down

• The life of someone who drank unicorn blood

• The time it takes to go halfway through your life