Geography GCSE
Nuclear power
What Nuclear power means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Nuclear power
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Reference: AQA
A non-renewable source of energy from uranium fission.
Topics that use Nuclear power
- Energy (AQA GCSE)
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- Carbon footprint
- Economic development
- Energy deficit
- Energy insecurity
- Energy Security
- Energy surplus
- Fossil fuels
- Global inequalities
Using Nuclear power in the exam
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