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Q.1
Fuel in short-term storage is "retrievable." Which of the following is the best synonym for "retrieve"?
recover
rescue
recycle
Q.2
One problem with long-term storage is "siting" a geological repository. Which is the best definition of "siting"?
The position or location of a town, building, etc., related to its environment
The act of situating or locating something at a place; putting something in position for operation
Both a&b
Q.3
A narrow shaft dug in the ground, either vertically or horizontally is a:
sinkhole
repository
borehole
Q.4
Dry cask storage is described as "interim" storage. The best synonym for "interim" is:
short
temporary
retrievable
Q.5
The speaker, Ferenc, describes spent fuel pools as being "rugged." In the context of spent fuel pools, this word means:
having a rough uneven surface
strongly built or constituted
Both a& b
Q.6
Moving the racks, or frameworks, for holding the spent fuel assemblies so that they are closer together in the cooling pond is known as:
racking
re-packing
re-racking
Q.7
Moving the fuel rods closer together in the cooling pond is known as:
consolidation
centralization
colligation
Q.8
When fuel is "discharged" ...
electrical energy is released
it is released from obligation
it is removed from the reactor
Q.9
In the "once-through cycle" fuel is...
recycled
stored
reprocessed
Q.10
In the "closed" cycle, fuel is...
reprocessed
stored
placed in a cooling pond
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