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26 Cards in this Set
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Boiling water
reactor (BWR): |
A type of fission
reactor in which water surrounds the nuclear fuel core within the reactor. |
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Breeder reacting:
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Creating nuclear
fuel from a substance that is not fissionable. |
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Control rod:
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Parl o{
a fission reactor that sits betr,r.een the fuel rods and absorb strav neutrons. |
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Electron:
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A negatively
charged atomic particle. |
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Half-life:
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The time
it takes for half the atoms present in an unstable element to transform into a new element. |
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lsotope:
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One of
two or more atoms with the same number of protons but with different numbers of neutrons. |
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Kyoto Protocol:
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Thrgets setin1997
by countries wishing to increase capacity while reducing carbon dioxide (CO.) emissions. |
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Neutron:
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An uncharged atomic particle.
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Nuclear fission:
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The process of
splitting a larger atom to produce two smaller atoms and a tremendous amount of energy. |
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Nuclear fusion:
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Ttrc
combining of two nuclei into a larger nucleus. The large nucleus |
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Nuclear Waste
Fund: |
A
multibillion-dollar fund used for the development of a permanent nuclear waste disposal site. |
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Nuclear Waste
Policy Act: |
An acl
passed by Congress lrl.1982 promising that the federal government is to take nuclear waste from the utilities for permanent storage. |
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Nucleus:
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The center
portion of an atom containing the protons and neutrons. |
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Plasma:
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Ionized
gas with an equal number of positive and negative charges. |
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Plutonium 239
(P-239): |
A fissionable
fuel created from uranium 238 (U238)by a breeder reactor. |
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Pressurized zuater
reactor (PWR): |
A
reactor that works similarly to aboiling water reactor (BWR), except it makes use of a heat exchanger known as a steam generator. |
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Primary loop:
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The
part of a pressurized water reactor (PWR) in which the water is heated. It surrounds the reactor core. |
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Proliferation:
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The
use of by-products of nuclear power for the production of nuclear weaPons. |
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Proton:
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A Positively charged particle.
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Radioactiaity:
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A
property of some atoms, such as those of uranium decay, in which they give off atomic particles. |
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Secondary loop:
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The part of a pressurized
water reactor (PWR)in which steam is created. |
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Shipping cask:
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A container designed to ship spent fuel from one facility to another.
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Three MiIe Islnnd
(TMI) accident: |
A nuclear disaster
occurring in7979 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. |
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Uranium 238
(U238): |
Atype of
uranium that is a nonfissionable element. |
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Uranium 235
(U235): |
An element
whose atoms can be split more easily than most others, making it suitable for refining into nuclear fuel. |
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Yucca Mountain
storage facility: |
A
govemmentowned facility in southern Nevada that is a planned site for permanent storage of nuclear waste. |
