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Lesson 2 – Nuclear Waste – what are the options?

A. 1 minute presentation
This exercise will consider a range of evidence and resources reflecting the current debate regarding nuclear waste storage. You will be asked to consider the evidence and prepare a 1 minute presentation in response to the following task:


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B. ‘Writing to persuade’
Using the information gathered in the lesson, including the use of the ‘writing to summarise’ resource complete an extended piece of work detailing your solution choice and the reasons for that choice.

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Teacher Guidance video

Teacher Lesson plan

Which of the four options would be most appropriate for the long term management of nuclear waste?

Click on each for the 4 possible solutions to the nuclear waste issue. 009062

Deep sea disposal

Disposal in space

Disposal in subduction zones

 

 

Deep geological disposal

All images: Nirex

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