Chapter 15, Problem 84QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The safety features in the nuclear fission reactor are to be described.

Concept Introduction:

Some of the heavy radioactive nuclides are very much unstable. They undergo decay in two ways, one is alpha decay and another is splitting of the nucleus and releasing a large amount of energy. Again, some of the heavy nuclides do not undergo fission spontaneously but will undergo if irradiated or bombarded with suitable particle-like neutron. Splitting of heavy radioactive nuclides into two or more nucleus with some number of neutrons is called fission reaction. The nuclear waste is the material that nuclear fuel becomes after its use in a fission reactor.