Nuclear Reaction - Meltdown

Name _______________________

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1. What is the water for in a nuclear reactor?

2. When and where did the worst meltdown in history occur?

3. What were the 2 reasons for this meltdown?

4. The graphite moderator got so hot it caught on ____________ and the plant ___________.

5. What is different about reactors in the U.S.?

6. Our reactors are much ______________(in size) than ones in Russia.