What is the key concept for this section What is nuclearfission How does a nuclear

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What is the key concept for this section? What is nuclearfission? How does a nuclear fission reactor workand what are its major safety features? Describe thenuclear fuel cycle. What three countries are the threeleading users of nuclear power? What percentage ofthe electricity generated in the United States comesfrom nuclear power? What is the relationship betweennuclear power plants and the spread of nuclearweapons? Explain how highly radioactivespent-fuel rods are stored and what risks this presents.How has the United States dealt with the nuclearwaste problem? What can we do with worn-outnuclear power plants? Summarize the argumentsover whether or not the widespread use of nuclearpower could help to slow projected climate changeduring this century. Summarize the arguments of expertswho disagree over the future of nuclear power.Describe the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantaccident and list its five major effects. What is nuclearfusion and what is its potential as an energyresource?

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