WJEC GCSE Physics 3420QS · 2.9(b)

Moderator and control rods

Code: 2.9(b)
In: 2.9 Nuclear Decay and Nuclear Energy
Topic: 2 Unit 2: Forces, Space and Radioactivity
Course: GCSE Physics 3420QS
Board: WJEC

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Points in 2.9 Nuclear Decay and Nuclear Energy

2.9(a) Induced fission of fissile nuclei
2.9(b) Moderator and control rods
2.9(c) The radioactive nature of fission products with a large range of half-lives
2.9(d) Nuclear fusion
2.9(e) Nuclear equations for fission and fusion
2.9(f) Containment in fission and fusion reactors