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1. Where is Three Mile Island located?

A Florida B California C Pennsylvania D Texas

2. What is it that makes nuclear power potentially dangerous?

A Fossil fuels B Chemicals that are dumped in the river C Radiation D Smoke pollution

3. What is the nuclear reaction called that generates heat for a power plant?

A Organic B Collision C Fission D Chemical

4. True or False: Authorities believe that the accident at Three Mile Island had little effect on the environment.

A TRUE B FALSE

5. Who was president at the time of the accident?

A Jimmy Carter B Ronald Reagan C Gerald Ford D George Bush

6. Around how much of the electrical energy used in the United States is generated by nuclear power plants?

A 2% B 1% C 10% D 20%

7. What is it called when a nuclear reactor core is damaged from overheating?

A Nuclear fallout B Crash C Chain reaction D Meltdown

8. What happened to cause the reactor to fail?

A A valve was stuck open B It was bombed C Someone forgot to turn it off at night D There was a nuclear explosion

9. True or False: Three Mile Island is considered the worst nuclear disaster in world history.

A FALSE B TRUE

10. What happened as a result of the Three Mile Island accident?

A All of the above B Nuclear power was outlawed C New regulations were put in place to make nuclear power safer D The construction of nuclear plants increased

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