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CSET Energy From Nuclear Reactors

Subjects : cset, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 22 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Emergency shutting down of a nuclear reactor






2. Uranium used to produce energy






3. Enrichment level needed to operate a nuclear power plant






4. The minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction






5. Nuclear power plants - reactors for spacecraft and ships - research reactors - production of radioisotopes in medicine






6. Fraction of US electricity that comes from nuclear energy






7. Slow the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons






8. Heat produced by Nuclear fission is used to produce steam from liquid water here






9. Nuclear reactors that produce more fuel than they use






10. A method of safely storing high - level radioactive liquid wastes in solid form - as enormous glass logs.






11. Reusing highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel by chemically separating the unused uranium and plutonium from other radioactive waste products.






12. Occurs when U-238 captures a neutron






13. Radioactive material left behind from uranium mining operations






14. Enrichment level needed to make a bomb






15. A massive tower designed to dissipate waste heat from a power plant (or other industrial plant) in to the atmosphere.






16. Most abundant isotope of uranium






17. Large structure that contains important parts in a nuclear powerplant






18. Percent of enriched uranium imported by the US from Russia






19. Percent of California's electricity from nuclear power


20. Contains the same amount of energy as one pellet of enriched uranium






21. Any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors






22. Diablo Canyon - San Onofre