Задания к тексту

1. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according lo the text.

 

1)   A coal–  fired power plant discharges less radioactivity into the atmosphere than a nuclear power plant.

2)    There is always a contamination risk while transporting nucle­ar fuel to and from plants.

3)   Nuclear power depends on fossil fuels.

4)   Coal  and natural  gas  power plants contribute  to  climate change.

3) A nuclear power plant generates high–  level radioactive waste.

5)   It takes tens of years for spent nuclear fuel to decay to safe ra­dioactive levels.

6)   Now the nuclear industry mixes wastes with glass and cool them for years.

 

2. Answer the following questions and give examples.

 

1) Are CO2 emissions minimal or maximal from nuclear power plants? Why? Why not?

2) What isn't the cost of nuclear power affected by?

3) What problems does nuclear fuel produce?

4) Does nuclear power have a number of drawbacks? Why? Why not?

5)   Why can't we throw nuclear fuel after it has been spent?

6)   What do radioactive wastes emit?

7)    How many years does low-level radioactive waste require to reach acceptable levels?

8)   How are nuclear wastes stored?

9)   What has to be done to radioactive wastes?

 

3. Find key words and phrases which best express the general meaning of each paragraph.

 

4. Write a summary of Text С.

 

5. Put the statements into the correct column. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power.

 

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 Advantages

Disadvantages
Disadvantages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)  Nuclear power costs about the same as coal, so it's not expen­sive to make.

2) Although not much waste is produced, it is very, very dangerous.

3) It must be sealed up and buried for many years to allow the ra­dioactivity to die away.

4) Produces small amounts of waste.

5) Nuclear power is reliable.

6) Does not produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it does not con­tribute to the greenhouse effect.

7) Nuclear power is reliable, but a lot of money has to be spent on safety–   if it does go wrong, a nuclear accident can be a major disaster.

8) Produces huge amounts of energy from small amounts of fuel.

9) People are increasingly concerned about this – in the 1990's nuclear power was the fastest growing source of power in much of the world. In 2005 it's the second slowest  growing.

 

  1. 1.     Discuss in your group the prospects of nuclear power development in Russia. Find out additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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