Title: Unit Two Goals
Course: Critical Infrastructure: An Overview > Section: Course Content

Unit Two

Goals

Upon completion of Unit Two, students should be able to:

Alternative Energy

- Define alternative energy
- Define green energy
- Describe the uses of solar energy
- Define hydropower
- Briefly describe geothermal energy, biofuel, and biomass
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of how various (covered within the unit) alternative energy systems work

Dams

- Define dam
- Recognize some things that dams make possible
- Recognize why dams are critical infrastructure and which other critical infrastructure are interdependent with dams
- Recognize/describe the different types of dams
- Demonstrate familiarity with the differences and similarities in the different types of dams

Nuclear Energy

- Define nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear waste
- Recognize the three types of nuclear waste
- Recognize the benefits of nuclear energy and nuclear material (used in medicine)
- Demonstrate familiarity with nuclear reactors (components, types, and configurations)
- Demonstrate familiarity with the groups that regulate nuclear energy in the United States and how much it is utilized
- Recognize other critical infrastructure sectors that the nuclear sector is interdependent with
- Demonstrate familiarity with the role the DOE plays in nuclear power