Question
A 2021 paper by Ahmad et al found that climate-related outages in this industry have increased by a factor of eight since the 1990s. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this industry reliant on coolants such as borated water. New entrants into this industry are often designed to be dry cooled or adhere to "island mode."
ANSWER: nuclear power [or nuclear energy; or fission industry; or atomic energy industry; prompt on power industry or energy industry or electrical industry]
[10e] In 2024, this company rebooted a Three Mile Island nuclear power plant to meet the energy demands for its AI offerings such as Copilot for Excel.
ANSWER: Microsoft
[10h] Bill Gates is an investor in TerraPower, a maker of these types of nuclear power plants, which are under 300 megawatt in capacity and have some parts that are factory assembled.
ANSWER: small modular nuclear reactors [prompt on SMRs or small reactors]
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| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Cyber Tech | Fremd | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Audrain County AT | Northview | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Detroit Catholic Central A | Lexington | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Eastchester | Northmont | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Hinsdale Central A | Westwood | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Innovation Academy A | Belmont | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Lambert A | Montgomery Blair A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Richard Montgomery | Johns Creek | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Strake Jesuit A | Hunter A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Strake Jesuit B | Thomas Jefferson A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Uni of Illinois Laboratory | Adlai E. Stevenson A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Walter Payton A | Lindbergh | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 12 | 17.50 | 92% | 83% | 0% |