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CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2 · Question 6(b)

Discuss the environmental impact of utilizing nuclear power, identifying TWO positive impacts and THREE negative impacts.

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6(a)(i)Identify the year in which the number of nuclear power plants on order was equal to the number of plants in operation.[1 mark]
6(a)(ii)Identify the year in which the number of nuclear power plants on order reached its peak.[1 mark]
6(a)(iii)Determine the number of nuclear power plants on order in 1995.[1 mark]
6(a)(iv)Calculate the average rate of decline in the number of nuclear power plants on order over the period shown in Figure 5.[2 marks]

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