STS 322 Midterm Exam

STS 322 Midterm Exam
What was the first in a series of events that contributed to the Three Mile Island (TMI)
nuclear power plant accident?
a) a routine maintenance operation, the changing of water in a system of pipes
b) production of radioactive waste
c) an order from an official with the Tennessee Valley Authority
d) clouds of radioactive material
e) none of the above
Was the cause of TMI human or mechanical error?
a) human
b) mechanical
c) both human and mechanical
d) human agents of a hostile foreign country
e) none of the above
What was a major contributing factor or what were major contributing factors to the
radioactive waste spill from the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui, Japan?
a) plan worker failed to notice open valve
b) faulty valve-closure indicator light
c) both a and b
d) neither a nor b
e) none of the above
Japan changed the role of nuclear power in its energy equation as a result of the
Tsuruga spill
True
False
What uncommon type of nuclear reactor, which has been described as inherently risky
to operate as a commercial power source, was a major contributing factor to the
seriousness of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant?
a) RBMK
b) PWR
c) PPK
d) IAEA
e) none of the above