Nuclear Energy

3. Nuclear power plant that underwent a meltdown in 1986 due to human error and poor construction.
8. Most commonly used fuel for nuclear reactors.
10. Occurs when an unstable atom's nucleus breaks down.
11. Waste produced by a nuclear power plant.
13. Variant of an element which has the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.
14. The process by which an unstable atom's nucleus breaks down.

1. Nuclear power plant that underwent a partial meltdown in 2011 due to an earthquake and tsunami.
2. Occurs when the fuel in a nuclear reactor overheats and reaches its melting point.
4. Inserted into a nuclear reactor's core to control the amount of fission reactions that occur and prevents overheating.
5. Process in which a large nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei and releases neutrons.
6. Rotary device that can be used to produce electricity.
7. A continuous series of fission reactions.
9. Process in which two smaller nuclei combine to form one larger nucleus.
12. Produced when heat from fission reactions is added to water.