Ch 12 Vocabulary Nuclear Energy Crossword

Used fuel elements that were irradicated in a nuclear reactor
Emission of energetic particles or rays from unstable atomic nuclei
Device that initiated and maintains a controlled nuclear fission chain reaction to produce energy for electricity
Processes involved in producing the fuel used in nuclear reactors and in disposing of radioactive wastes
Energy released by nuclear fission or fusion
Reactor fuel contains combo of uranium oxide and plutonium oxide
Give off small amounts of ionizing radiation
Give off large amounts of ionizing radiation
Joining of 2 lightweight atomic nuclei into a single heavier nucleus
Splitting of an atomic nucleus into 2 smaller fragments
Process by which uranium ore is refined after mining to increase the concentration of fissionable u235
To dismantle an old nuclear power plant after it closes
Type of nuclear fission in which nonfissionable u238 is converted into fissionable pu239