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URANIUMThis element, whose isotopes are used as fuel in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons, was discovered by German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789. One pound of this material yields as much ener
PLUTONIUMElement whose isotopes are used as fuel in certain types of nuclear reactors and as an ingredient in nuclear weapons. It was first detected in 1941 by American chemists Glenn T. Seaborg, Joseph W. Ken
RADIUMChemical element, atomic number 88, whose isotopes are radioactive (6)
HYDROGENChemical element whose three natural isotopes are protium, deuterium and tritium (8)
KEROSENEOil used as fuel in lamps and heaters (8)
THORIUMRadioactive metal of the actinide series whose isotope 232 is used as a nuclear power source; atomic no. 90 (7)
SNOWBALLFIGHTMissile attacks in this global warfare and nuclear fallout starts to spread (8,5)
BORONChemical element used for shielding in nuclear reactors (5)
NEPTUNIUMRadioactive metallic element of the actinide series produced by neutron bombardment of uranium in nuclear reactors (9)
REACTORCare about the hill where radioactive isotopes are produced
DURINGIn front of both reactors and incinerators, waste bags
ARTHURCOMPTONUS physicist and Nobel Laureate (1927, with Charles Wilson) noted for his research on X-rays, and nuclear energy (6,7)
NUCLEARWASTEA byproduct from radioactive reactors and fuel processing plants (7,5)
LANCEWhich long, shafted weapon, was used by mounted soldiers in charging (5)
LASERThe technology for this light-ray weapon was developed in the Sixties
GREENPEACEEnvironmental group with high profile campaigns to end commercial whaling and nuclear testing
ISOTOPESI call for help carrying most important electronic and nuclear materials (8)
SHRAPNELSawn-off projectile filled with charge and nuclear particles for dispersal (8)
MAGNOXAlloy used in nuclear reactors
MODERATORSubstance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors (9)