NUCLEAR ENERGY

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Across
  1. 3. Canada's nuclear reactor technology.
  2. 5. Type of decay that releases energy waves
  3. 6. Type of decay that emits a helium-4 nucleus.
  4. 9. Energy released through electromagnetic waves.
  5. 13. Nuclear accident caused in Europe
  6. 14. When unstable atoms consistently emit radiation.
  7. 15. Type of nuclear reaction where light nuclei combine into a heavier nucleus.
Down
  1. 1. An unstable isotope that changes its nuclear structure and emits radiation.
  2. 2. Type of decay that emits a beta particle from the nucleus.
  3. 4. Element used to cause nuclear fission.
  4. 7. Positively charged subatomic particle in the nucleus.
  5. 8. The average length of time it takes radioactive material to decay to half of its original mass.
  6. 10. Subatomic particle with no charge in the nucleus.
  7. 11. Subatomic particle with a negative charge
  8. 12. Positively charged subatomic particle with same mass as an electron
  9. 15. Type of nuclear reaction where a heavy unstable nucleus splits into lighter nuclei