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Nuclear Environments Final Review Spring 2024
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Nuclear Environments Final Review Spring 2024
It is a good idea to look at the feedback from your midterm essays to see how you can improve for this time!
Review Key Resources for the midterm from our Course Website
Tips and Key Takeaways from TA’s Advice-Answering Exam Questions
➢ Create an outline for each response ➢ Develop a central argument
➢ Ensure your facts are accurate
○ To help with this, you can make outlines of events that are relevant to your argument
➢ Ensure you are addressing all aspects of the question
➢ Avoid summarization, make sure any facts you give are relevant to your central argument
➢ At the end of each response, make sure to have concluding statements for your final thoughts
➢ Review information on Synopsis of Exam Questions, this will help you to gain a cohesive understanding of what each question is asking
➢ Review the rubric as included below to ensure you are answering all aspects of each question.
➢ Start early, this will allow you to create drafts of your responses and have time ask for help
➢ Remember, these are your arguments, there are no right or wrong answers! Just ensure that your responses are well-informed in the context of the class and that you have evidence to back them up!
General Guidelines from Canvas Exam Info
● You will submit your response to each question separately.
○ Please upload your documents as either PDF or Word document, no page file or google doc.
● There is no minimum length for responses, focus on answering the question fully, critically, and insightfully
○ This usually means you will write much more than 1-2 paragraphs to fully answer all elements of the question
○ Please refer to the rubric to see if your answers thoroughly address what is being asked.
● Use whichever citation style your major uses (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc).
○ We want to know which materials you used to support your argument.
○ Use one citation style consistently throughout your response.
○ You can cite outside materials but they should not be the only sources you use (be sure to bring in course materials or concepts).
Final Rubric Scoring
Question 1
A position is taken regarding the nuclear industry's overall, global, performance. Analysis is supported by specific evidence which has been thoughtfully assessed. Analysis makes connections to the central question from each of the following components:
1) quantity and quality of power plants built and the implications,
2) the safety record of global power plants, and
3) cost factors contributing to the current economics of nuclear power.
Examples are given to support position. Examples have detail and their connection to the argument is clearly explained. Response is well organized.
Question 2
Connection between nuclear power and climate change is explained. Role, positive or negative, of nuclear energy in addressing rising demand for energy is explained. A position is taken regarding whether nuclear energy will or should take a larger or smaller part in the future of energy provision given
1) its connection to climate change,
2) the potential benefits of nuclear energy, and
3) the potential risks of nuclear energy. Analysis is supported by specific evidence which has been thoughtfully assessed.
Examples are given to support position. Examples have detail and their connection to the argument is clearly explained. Response is well organized.
Question 3
A position has been taken about why it has been so difficult to solve the nuclear waste disposal problem in the United States. Overall argument is clear and compelling and provides sufficient details.
Thorough analysis of at least one major factor that contributes to the difficulty of solving this issue in the U.S.
- incorporates course material
- clear evidence / examples given
- sufficient detail in discussion
- comparison of international handling of the problem
Outlining your argument: How to start
Rewatch any videos that may be relevant to the prompts (as provided on the course objectives)
Use other credible sources you may find, as long as you cite them appropriately
For Question 1…
→ Read through Final Question One Suggestions
→ Look at different power plants we have explored (1986-present).
→ In terms of the safety record, assess different power plant operations that we discussed in class or ones you researched on your own (be sure to cite your sources!) .
→ Also, their incidents, what they did wrong, etc. Mention specific incidents in your argument!
→ For cost factors, take a look at Pronuclear Rationale and any other resources as long as you cite and prove your argument with evidence
→ There are multiple elements to this question, as outlined in the rubric, ensure all are addressed
For Question 2…
→ Read through Final Question Two Suggestions
→ Pronuclear Rationale is also a great resource for this question!
→ For this question, make sure you factor in what we know know about nuclear energy, as well as future plans (much of this was discussed in Objective 10 and 11)
→ Remember to back up what your predictions are with a substantial amount of evidence
For Question 3…
→ This question is a great opportunity to take into account everything you have
learned about the U.S. and nuclear power. Take the information you found most useful to factor into your argument. Also, it is important to compare and contrast the U.S. with other countries and their handling of this issue in your argument. There are many resources within the objectives on the course website to use for this.
→ Objective 11 and Objective 13 have many great resources for this prompt
