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Abstract
Nuclearpowerformspartofthefirst-yearphysicsundergraduatecourseworkinthe extended curriculum program at the University of the Western Cape. This investigation intendstoassiststudentsinmasteringtheirunderstandingof hownuclearpowerworksthroughthedevelopmentofcriticalthinkingskillsaround thetopicandtocreateawarenessamongstudentsoftheimplicationsofexpanding anuclearpowerfootprint.Throughdebate,studentsinthiscourseinvestigatethe impactofSouthAfricaincreasingitsnuclearfootprintwithinaglobalcontext.In thiswork,studentswereencouragedtoexplorepublicationsandreputablewebsites surroundingthistopicandbased ontheirfindingsformulatearguments
