Nuclear Fuel, Reactors and Mining Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- spent fuel : 1000x more radioactive than ore
- bwr : the control rods are inserted from the bottom
- uf6 : formula of uranium for enrichment
- front end : processing fuel from mining to the reactor
- underground : mining using tunnels
- assemblies : groupings of control rods
- in situ : to extract uranium in place
- tailings : leftovers from the milling process
- control rods : absorbs neutrons in reactors
- fast breeder : no moderator needed, used for producing plutonium
- gaseous diffusion : enrichment by passing through a barrier
- steam generator : found in pressurized water reactors, makes liquid to gas
- reprocessing : the removal of plutonium from spent fuel
- yellow cake : yellow powder found at the end of milling process
- open pit : mining over a large area, detrimental to environment
- pwr : the most common type of reactor in the us
- mox : a mixture of uo2 and puo2
- u3o8 : the formula of yellow-cake
- back end : from the reactor to storage or reprocessing
