Nuclear Technology
Pictures
Vocabulary
| coolant | yellowcake | nuclear power plant |
| fusion | Fuel Rods | Fuel Assembly |
| thorium | enrichment | proliferation |
| uranium | plutonium | enriched uranium |
| fission | Chernobyl | depleted uranium |
| shield | heavy water | chain reaction |
| disposal | radiation | reactor vessel |
| turbine | generation | small scale reactor |
| waste | meltdown | reprocessing |
| mining | extraction | nuclear power |
| ore | repository | nuclear energy |
| IAEA | control rods | fuel fabrication |
| fallout | exposure | radiation sickness |
| half-life | control rods | Three Mile Island |
| isotopes | critical mass | beta particles |
| neutron | moderator | transmutation |
| decay | fossil fuels | pressure vessel |
| core | molten salt | Nuclear Rector |
| shield | light water | concrete block |
| tritium | storage pool | supercritical mass |
| fallout | Fukushima | cooling system |
Here are some pictures. Answer the following questions for each.
1. What is this? This is a . . . . .
2. Where is this place? This is a . . . . .
3. Describe the weather. What season is this? What month is it?
4. Who is this person? He is . . . . . She is a . . . . . They are . . . . .
5. What is she doing? What’s he doing? What are they doing? He is . . . . . .
6. How does he feel? He is . . . . . . .
7. What will happen next? They will . . . . .
Nuclear Power Plant by a River Nuclear Power Plant from Above
Nuclear Power Plant Parts of a Power Plant
Schematic Diagram, 1 Schematic Diagram, 2
Interior of a Power Plant Aqua, Turquoise
Black Blue
Brown Green
Orange Red
White Yellow
