1. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PRO OR CON? CLICK THE THUMB UP IF YOU THINK IT IS A “PRO”,CLICK THE THUMB DOWN IF YOU THINK IT IS A “CON”. instructions

2. PRO OR CON? 0 points 2 points

3. The production of energy from the atom,isn ᾿ t based on fossils or plants ᾿ combustion,so it will not cause the emission of gases responsible for the greenhouse effect deterioration (ex. Carbon dioxide).

4. PRO OR CON? 3 points 0 points

5. Nuclear energy generates electricity. This is a good thing, but it doesn ᾿ t fully solve the problem of a country ᾿ s energy supply. For example, in Italy the power consumption weigh about one third of primary energy consumption. The electric vector satisfies most of the advanced society ᾿ s requirements but not all.(ex. Transportation fuels, heating fuel, etc.).

6. PRO OR CON? 2 points 0 points

7. Nuclear power plants require a level of security higher than other power plants because the environmental consequences in a possible disaster or accident are higher too. You should remember the nuclear accident at the Chernobyl Soviet Central Asia in 1987 and the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima of Japan in 2011.

8. PRO OR CON? 2 points 0 points

9. Nuclear energy reduces the dependence from abroad in energy supply, as it allows to produce some of the electricity produced otherwise by importing gas, coal or oil.

10. PRO OR CON? 0 points 2 points

11. Nuclear power is a capital intensive technology, which requires large investments. In addition to being characterized by high initial cost, nuclear technology also requires a technological know-how in the country both as regards the management of nuclear power plants and is for the management of the nuclear fuel cycle.

12. PRO OR CON? 2 points 0 points

13. The nuclear power plant can run continuously for 40-60 years. A period of time so long allows you to amortise the high initial cost of the nuclear power plant.

14. PRO OR CON? 0 points 2 points

15. In the process of nuclear fission products are also capable of various radioactive waste that need to be processed and / or stored under maximum security deposits for thousands of years. The transport of radioactive materials (waste) from the central to the deposit is both a technological and a social problem.

16. RESU LTS 15 points 0-7 points 8-14 points