ENVS 1126 Chapter : Chapter 15 Nuclear Power
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Chapter 15 nuclear power: nuclear power moderator is important because it controls reaction. Radioactive waste: control rods: neutron - absorbing material inserted between the fuel hydrogen items and together new atoms. amount of a radioactive isotope to decay elements. Control the chain reaction in the reactor core: fusion what happens on the sun. 2: vs. fission separation of atoms. Isotopes mass # - uranium 235 (mass number of an isotope). Hid it for 2 days. moderator so it keeps reaction going. Neutrons are given off: half-life of uranium 235 is 238 million years. This disaster killed 31 and put thousands of others at risk of future cancer deaths: radioactive decay: unstable isotopes become stable by ejecting particles and radiation. Is harmless as long as it is kept away from organisms: radioactive wastes: direct + indirect products of fission.
