Nuclear 101
Nuclear energy
What is energy that is created from nuclear power?
The X in BWRX-300 stands for
What is 10th generation?
nuclear energy is Renewable or Non-Renewable
What is Non-Renewable?
Most energy dense fuel: Uranium, coal, natural gas or oil
What is uranium?
The amount of electricity the BWRX-300 makes in megawatts.
What is 300 MW
Nuclear fission
What is the splitting of atoms?
The component that controls fission by absorbing neutrons
What is control rod?
Used as moderator in nuclear power plant
What is water?
The size of a uranium pellet
Approx. distance between tip of your pinky finger to your first knuckle (About an inch)
The symbol for Uranium on a periodic table.
What is the symbol U
Which element is commonly used as fuel in nuclear power plant
What is Uranium
Heat produced by fission is FIRST used to
What is boil water to steam?
The purpose of a moderator
What is slowing down fast neutrons to increase the likelihood of fission?
All the used nuclear fuel from US operating nuclear reactors fits
What is a football field (10 yards only)?
Advantages of nuclear energy:
Produces a small amount of waste, Nuclear power does not produce carbon dioxide, high capacity factor or all of the above
What is all of the above?
Days of cooling the ICS can provide without any operator action
What is 7 days?
The 2 worst nuclear disasters in history
What are Fukushima and Chernobyl?
Nuclear is responsible for __% of Ontario's electricity generation
What is 60%
SMR stands for...
What is small modular reactor
If all the power you ever used came from nuclear, your lifetime waste could fit into
What is a soda can?
Type of fuel used in the BWRX-300
What is GNF2?
Spent fuel needs to be cooled
What is radioactive elements within the fuel continue to decay giving off heat?
Year the first commercial nuclear reactor was built
What is 1957?
The number of protons in an atom of uranium-235. Hint: U-235 is an isotope of U-238 (natural uranium) which has 92 protons.
What is 92 protons
Uranium always has 92 protons and isotopes have different numbers of neutrons