OSHA confirms that rules governing worker safety at nuclear power plants ranks higher than worker safety in offices. Scholars must consider safety, cost, alternatives, and other factors before recommending whether a town should build a nuclear power plant in the ninth of a 13-part series about exploring energy. The trade-offs appear easy to some and much more costly to others, and sharing ideas with the entire class might change a few minds. 

Concepts

nuclear energy, nuclear power, nuclear waste

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Map the closest nuclear power plant
• Discuss the needs of a nuclear power plant, such as a large source of water 

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge from previous lessons in the unit

Pros

• Links to credible resources for research
• Provides discussion questions as an informal assessment at the end

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.6.8 RI.7.8 RI.8.8 W.6.1.a W.6.8 W.6.9.a W.7.1.a W.7.8 W.7.9.a W.8.1.a W.8.8 W.8.9.a