Provide an answer and explanation for each of the following: a)If a terrorist st
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Provide an answer and explanation for each of the following:
a)If a terrorist stole new nuclear fuel rods, could the uranium be used for a nuclear bomb (not just a radiological device)?
b)Is your answer different for spent nuclear fuel rods? Why?
c)What are the protocols being suggested for allowing Iran to have nuclear power plants and yet not get material for a bomb?
d)Why is a leak in the primary coolant system in a nuclear power plant a much bigger deal than a leak in your household plumbing? (I’m not referring here to the radiation involved, just what happens when there is a leak).
Which of the following would undergo a vigorous reaction with water to generate a large amount of heat and a toxic or flammable gas or vapor?
Which of the following would you expect to react violently or vigorously with air?
d) Zn(C2H5)2 e) Al2O3
If transporting more than 1001 lbs, which of the following should be placarded as spontaneously combustible?
a)hafnium powder, dry
b)lithium aluminum hydride
c)white phosphorus
d)lead nitrate
e)aluminum phosphide
Match each entry in column A with the correct letter from column B
A B
Calcium oxide a) reacts with water to produce a toxic gas
Sodium phosphide b) reacts with water to produce a base
Sodium hydride c) reacts with water to produce an acid
Dichlorosilane d) reacts with water to produce a flammable gas
Explanation / Answer
A.
Answer is Yes.
When a fuel rod is made, enriched uranium is baked into inch-long pellets and inserted into metal tubes. In the belly of a reactor, the atoms of this fuel split apart, releasing tremendous amounts of energy in the form of heat. That heat turns the surrounding water into steam, which in turn pushes a turbine. During this process, the uranium-238 converts into plutonium-239, which is ideal for weapons production.
C.
An agreement between the Iranian and Russian governments on building a two-unit nuclear power plant was signed in Moscow in August 1992. This covered both construction and operation of the plant. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) insisted that the project should make full use of the structures and equipment already at Bushehr. In 1994, Russia's Minatom agreed with AEOI to complete unit 1 of Bushehr nuclear power plant with a VVER-1000 unit, using mostly the infrastructure already in place, and a contract was signed in January 1995.
After two years delay due to Iran's reluctance to agree to returning used fuel to Russia without being paid for it, two agreements were signed early in 2005 covering both supply of fresh fuel for the new Bushehr nuclear reactor and its return to Russia after use. The Russian agreement means that Iran's nuclear fuel supply is secured for the foreseeable future, removing any justification for enrichment locally.
Indirectly, Iran can make nuclear power but not weapons.
D.
Reactors are fully automated. So any leakage will be easily captured.
This type of leakage is not ordinary. If not controlled it can destroy entire plant. Hence it is big deal.
Thionyl chloride (SOCl2) would undergo a vigorous reaction with water to generate a large amount of heat and a toxic or flammable gas.
White phosphorus react violently or vigorously with air.
If transporting more than 1001 lbs, which of the following should be placarded as spontaneously combustible?
a)hafnium powder, dry.
Calcium oxide - b) reacts with water to produce a base
Sodium phosphide - a) reacts with water to produce a toxic gas
Sodium hydride - d) reacts with water to produce a flammable gas
Dichlorosilane - c) reacts with water to produce an acid.
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