Nuclear Energy Crossword
Across
- 7. Surrounds the reactor core
- 8. Coined the term radioactivity
- 9. Type of radiation that is made of helium ions
- 11. When an atom's nucleus splits into multiple nuclei
- 12. 1__ = 1,000,000,000W
- 13. Led the Manhattan Project
- 15. Houses the core, coolant, and moderator
- 16. Helps fission by slowing down fast neutrons
- 17. Converts mechanical energy into electricity
Down
- 1. Made the first artificial nuclear reactor
- 2. Starts, stops, and regulates reactions
- 3. Creates steam
- 4. Most powerful type of radiation
- 5. Type of radiation that is made of electrons
- 6. Nuclear accident caused by a tsunami
- 7. Site of nuclear fission
- 10. Removes heat from the core
- 14. Type of radiation with the most energy