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Chapter 15 APES Exam Questions And Answers 2025
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Advanced Light-Water Reactors (ALWRS) -
Automatically Wasted - The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Bad News - About 84% of all commercial energy used in the United States
is wasted. Only about 16% of the dollars that Americans pay for energy
actually provides them with high-quality energy.
, Terms in this set (100) Q&A
Chernobyl - This is known around the globe as the globe as the site of the
world's most serious nuclear power plant accident.
Coal - Solid, combustible mixture of organic compounds with 30-98%
carbon by weight, mixed with various amounts of water and small amounts
of sulfur and nitrogen compounds. It forms in several stages as the remains
of plants are subjected to heat and pressure over millions of years.
Coal Bed Methane Gas - This is found in coal beds near the earth's surface
across parts of the United States and Canada.
Coal Gasification - Conversion of solid coal to synthetic natural gas (SNG).
Coal Liquefaction - Conversion of solid coal to a liquid hydrocarbon fuel
such as synthetic gasoline or methanol.
Containment Shell - This has thick, steel-reinforced concrete walls
surrounding the reactor core. It is designed to keep radioactive materials
from escaping into the environment, in case there is an internal explosion
or a melting of the reactor's core.
Control Rods - These are moved in and out of the reactor core to absorb
neutrons, thereby regulating the rate of fission and amount of power
produced.
Conventional Natural Gas - This lies above most reservoirs of crude oil.
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