The electric power company proposes to build a nuclear power plant in your neigh

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The electric power company proposes to build a nuclear power plant in your neighborhood, Given the newly deregulated electricity market, the power will be sold out of state because prices are higher there. If Fatima was the government regulator, she will most typically ask A. Does the benefit to the general population outweigh the risk? B. Is the public being adequately protected from risk? C. Are those who bear the risk adequately sharing in the benefit? D. Is the project adequately consented to by the citizens? A factor of safety of at least A. Eliminates the need to determine failure modes B. Insures that the design is at acceptable risk C. May be sufficient fix for some designs, but not for others. D. Is not sufficient for any design. Sara is an engineer who just graduated from ADU and immediately employed as design engineer for company X. Her supervisor assigned her to design an engineering system to reduce risk to acceptable levels. She decided to overdesign the system claiming the it is the best strategy practiced by many engineers to "stay out of trouble". Did she do the right thing? A. Yes, because it absolutely eliminates risk B. No, because it's uneconomical and unprofessional. C. Yes, because it accounts for all failure modes. D. No, because it inherits high-risk and catastrophic failure. Seo is a young engineer who works for Company A. He helps design a new process which the company markets In the design process, he learns a lot about heal transfer. After five years, he takes a job with Company B. Disregarding company policies and legal considerations, when is he clearly stealing Company A's proprietary information? A. At Company B. he uses know ledge about heat transfer which he acquired at Company B. At Company B. he applies knowledge of how heat transfer theory gained at Company A. A to a product which is in direct competition with a product made by Company A. C. At Company B. he is asked to contribute only his knowledge of heat transfer gained at company a to a product much like the one created at company A. D. None of the above

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1. Every patient has a moral right to know about their condition. Before any experimental design testing, the patient should be made aware of its advantages, disadvantages, etc so that the patient can make an informed decision of whether to go for it or not. The correct answer is option A.

2. This is the most important question. Before setting up of any power plant unit, the risk assessment is required. The correct answer is option b.

3. Factor of safety is the load carrying capacity of a device. It may depict how much stronger a system is. The value of 3 will show that it is suitable for some devices but not for others. The correct answer is option c.

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