The bombing of these two cities remains to be the only use of nuclear warfare for weapons in human history.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
100
Though more well known for her work in telecommunications, this woman was the head of the NRC before returning to academics.
Who is Shirley Ann Jackson?
100
These three main types of nuclear radiation are named after the first three letters of the Greek alphabet and would make an atomic sorority.
What are alpha, beta, and gamma radiation?
100
These massive concrete structures are an iconic symbol of nuclear power plants, even though they are also used at coal power plants as well.
What are cooling towers?
100
This symbol was initially designed for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Groovy!
What is the peace symbol?
200
The unit of radioactivity known as the curie is based on the radioactivity of this “rad” element.
What is radium?
200
This German physicist is known for his contribution in creating one of the most well known radiation detectors as well as for the discovery of the atomic nucleus.
Who is Hans Geiger?
200
The probability of an interaction between a particle and a target nucleus.
What is the cross-section?
200
According to legend, at the first reactor this person stood by with an axe so that he could cut a rope holding up the reactor's safety control rod. The famous acronym was later used to describe any fast insertion of control rods.
What is SCRAM?
200
The halls of the US Congress have much more radioactivity than normal background, due to this material.
What is granite?
300
Researchers from this facility recently announced that they had found the Higgs Boson.
What is LHC or ATLAS/CMS or CERN?
300
Discovered by Marie Curie in 1898, this element was named after her country of birth.
What is Polonium?
300
This process occurs when high energy electrons slow down in matter, emitting x-rays.
What is Bremsstrahlung?
300
This is the chemical name of the fuel used in most commercial nuclear reactors.
What is uranium dioxide?
300
This is the site where the first nuclear weapon was exploded.
What is Trinity Site?
400
In this landmark speech, President Eisenhower laid out the framework for spreading beneficial nuclear technology throughout the world.
What is Atoms for Peace?
400
This man shared his Nobel Prize with the Curies and is considered to be the one who discovered radioactivity.
Who is Henri Becquerel?
400
A fuel rod is typically composed of uranium oxide pellets surrounded by a tube of this material.
What is zircalloy?
400
In LWRs, water is used to do this; in RMBKs, graphite is used instead.
What is neutron moderation?
400
This country was the first in the world to voluntarily destroy their nuclear weapon supply.
What is South Africa?
500
Walt Disney was very interested in nuclear technology, and made this movie and book with the same name to help explain nuclear technology to the public.
What is Our Friend the Atom?
500
Born in New Zealand and knighted in 1914, this man differentiated alpha and beta particles as well as discovering the concept of half life.
Who is Lord Ernest Rutherford?
500
he change in reactivity due to boiling of coolant or moderator in the reactor core.
What is the void coefficient of reactivity?
500
Boron, Gadolinium, and Silver-Indium-Cadmium are all materials that can be used to make these reactor components.
What are control rods?
500
These are the three categories in which all natural radiation can be separated into.