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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. Fraction of US electricity that comes from nuclear energy






2. Diablo Canyon - San Onofre






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






4. Nuclear reactors that produce more fuel than they use






5. Occurs when U-238 captures a neutron






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






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






8. Enrichment level needed to operate a nuclear power plant






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






10. Emergency shutting down of a nuclear reactor






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






12. Uranium used to produce energy






13. Enrichment level needed to make a bomb






14. Radioactive material left behind from uranium mining operations






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






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






17. Most abundant isotope of uranium






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






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






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






21. Percent of California's electricity from nuclear power


22. Slow the chain reaction by absorbing neutrons