Operation of a Nuclear Reactor
Cards (31)
- What is required to keep a nuclear reactor running?
- What two factors must be controlled when a reactor produces energy?
- What are the main components of a nuclear reactor?
- What is the purpose of a moderator in a nuclear reactor?
- What materials are commonly used as moderators?
- How do fast-moving neutrons slow down in a moderator?
- What is meant by 'thermal neutron'?
- What is the purpose of control rods in a nuclear reactor?
- How is the number of neutrons absorbed by control rods controlled?
- What happens when control rods are lowered in a reactor?
- What occurs when control rods are raised?
- What can be done to shut down a nuclear reactor?
- What is the purpose of coolant in a nuclear reactor?
- What is usually used as coolant in a nuclear reactor?
- How does the coolant function in the heat exchanger?
- What happens to the coolant after it extracts heat from the reactor?
- What is the role of the heat exchanger in a nuclear power plant?
- What happens after each fission reaction in a nuclear reactor?
- Why is it important to slow down neutrons after fission?
- What occurs during the first few collisions of a neutron with the moderator?
- What is released as gamma radiation during neutron collisions?
- What type of collisions occur after the initial neutron collisions?
- What happens to neutrons after about 50 collisions with the moderator?
- Why do neutrons need to reach thermal speeds?
- What materials are used for nuclear reactor components?
- Why must moderators be made from light nuclei?
- What is the significance of using water as both coolant and moderator?
- What is the purpose of shielding in a nuclear reactor?
- What materials can stop alpha and beta radiation?
- What materials are needed to stop gamma radiation?
- What is the summary of materials used in nuclear reactors?