[Topic 11] Nuclear Industry Flashcards
The industry that deals with the production, use, management, and regulation of nuclear materials and technology.
Nuclear Industry
Industrial application of nuclear (5)
- Power generation
- Fuel cycle
- Waste Management
- Medicine
- Research and Development
It refers to the source materials of nuclear processes.
Nuclear Materials
Examples of Nuclear Materials (3)
- Plutonium
- Thorium
- Uranium
Places utilizing nuclear energy (5)
- United States
- China
- France
- Russia
- South Korea
Largest nuclear power plant in the world
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power
The capacity of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power.
7,965 MW
Architect of the nuclear age/atomic bomb
Enrico Fermi
Nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei along with other smaller particles like neutrons.
Nuclear Fission
When two light nuclei combine to form heavier nuclei.
Nuclear Fusion
Takes place in plasma and massive amounts of energy is produced.
Nuclear Fusion
It occurs in the sun
Nuclear Fusion
Materials that are not fissionable but create materials that are fissile through their reactions.
Fertile Materials
Sources of nuclear materials (2)
- Ores
- Pitchblende (Uraninite)
Nuclear Reactors (4)
- Burners
- Breeders
- Converters
- Atom Bombs
Converters use _____ as a fertile material to produce Pu-239.
U-238
It produces so much energy in a small amount of time wherein fissionable materials held together and compacted.
Atom Bombs
How does atom bombs being excited?
Irradiation with neutrons
It is mostly used in military production units.
Converters
It is held for a long time
Atom Bombs
