Nuclear Fuel, Reactors and Mining Crossword Puzzle

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