1) The three main sections of a nuclear power plant are the reactor, generator, and cooling towers.
2) The nuclear chain reaction is started by bombarding the Uranium atoms with extra neutrons.
3) Fission means Uranium splitting.
4) The two products formed from the fission of uranium are the release of heat energy and gamma rays and neutrons.
5) In 60 years of a power plant operating, enough nuclear waste is produced to fit into a convenient store.
6) A coal plant would produce about 10 million more times than nuclear waste.
7) Most of the nuclear waste and spent fuel rods are currently stored into a pool where they are stored for years.
8) The estimate for how long it takes nuclear waste to completely decay is about 10,000 years.
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