Nuclear process
The process used to split atoms in nuclear power
What is Nuclear Fission
The leftover material from making nuclear energy that can be dangerous for thousands of years
What is nuclear waste
This is used to spin the turbines to generate power in nuclear power plants
what is the role of steam in a nuclear power plant
A kind of radiation given off by nuclear waste that harms living things
What is ionizing radiation
A major environmental impact related to nuclear power is the creation of this type of waste
What is radioactive waste
The soild comonly used in nuclear power plants for nuclear fisson
What is urainum
The average life span of nuclear waste
What is 10000 years
This is at the center of a nuclear reactor
What is a core
This european country has almost completely stopped burning fossil fuels and substituted it for nuclear power
What is france
Unlike traditional fossil fuel power plants nuclear power plants do not produce this type of admission
What are greenhouse gas emissions
This is released when the nulceus splits
What are nutrons
Scientists store nuclear waste deep underground in places called these
What are repositories
This fluid is commonly used to cool the reactors
What is water
These are not produced during the nuclear power process
What are fossil fuels
local communities sometimes protest the building of new nuclear power plants because of these concerns
What are safety concerns
This type of energy comes from splitting atoms in a reactor
What is nuclear energy
The best method to dispose of nuclear waste
What is geological disposal
These are used to absorbe exses neutrons to limit the chain reaction created by nueclear fission
What are control rods
Unlike traditional fossil fuel plants nuclear power plants don't release dirty particles in the air help reduce this kind of pollution
What is air polution
This nuclear disaster caused many deaths and huge fallout and impacted the public's view of nuclear power greatly
What is chernobyl
These bouncing aroud set of a chain reaction of of more nucler fisssion
What are neutrons
Before it’s buried, nuclear waste is kept in these thick containers made of steel and concrete
What are storage casks
A device that contains and controls a sustained nuclear chain reaction to produce heat through fission
What is a reactor
Because nuclear energy can produce power constantly it helps keep this necessary supply stable for communities
What is electricity
People living in areas close to nuclear power plants may be evacuated in case of a nuclear melt down because of risk of being exposed to this harmful wavelength
What is ionizing radaiation