Nuclear Energy

12345678910111213141516
Across
  1. 2. amount of time it takes for a given isotope to lose half of its radioactivity (half-life)
  2. 5. atoms fuse together- happens on sun.
  3. 6. of atoms stopped by aluminum foil.
  4. 8. Building
  5. 12. radiation link but didn't escape containment building
  6. 14. contaminated
  7. 15. Rods
  8. 16. energy released from unstable elements
Down
  1. 1. vessel
  2. 2. Mile Island
  3. 3. concrete that is reinforced with thick steel bars.
  4. 4. you use that provides energy
  5. 7. meltdown
  6. 9. reaction where atoms split
  7. 10. of time it takes for an element to lose 1/2 radioactivity
  8. 11. used in power plant for fission
  9. 12. lives lost :(
  10. 13. up and down in between the fuel rods or fuel assemblies in the reactor core.