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Nuclear Power Questions

Nuclear Power Questions. Physics 1303. What’s an isotope?. Half-life. The half-life of Pu-239 is 24,000 years. If a sample of PU-239 emits 16 million alpha particle per second, how long will it take for the emission to drop to 1 million alpha particle per second?.

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Nuclear Power Questions

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  1. Nuclear Power Questions Physics 1303

  2. What’s an isotope?

  3. Half-life • The half-life of Pu-239 is 24,000 years. • If a sample of PU-239 emits 16 million alpha particle per second, how long will it take for the emission to drop to 1 million alpha particle per second?

  4. What is the difference between radioactive decay and fission?

  5. What’s the difference between fission and fusion?

  6. What is a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)? .

  7. Why is it necessary to enrich Uranium?

  8. How many nuclear plants in the US?

  9. Where are the major waste disposal sites?

  10. Will nuclear play a bigger energy role in the future?

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