Across
- 1. Cylindrical containers holding uranium pellets that form the reactor core.
- 3. Sickness Acute health effects caused by exposure to high doses of radiation.
- 5. A severe nuclear reactor accident resulting from core overheating, leading to damage of the fuel rods.
- 6. categorized based on radioactivity levels and decay time
- 7. any material—solid, liquid, or gas—that contains, or is contaminated with, radionuclides at levels deemed harmful to human health or the environment, and for which no further use is intended
Down
- 2. The central part of a nuclear reactor containing the fuel assemblies and control rods
- 4. the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves (electromagnetic) or particles through space or a material medium