Chemistry

Jett Roth

7 October, 22:59

At a nuclear power plant, workers wear protective clothing and dosimeters to

measure their exposure to radiation, the nuclear fuel is held in an airtight steel

vessel, and the reactor is covered with reinforced concrete. All of these

efforts work to:

A. cool the nuclear fuel.

B. contain the radiation.

C. preserve the nuclear fuel to allow time for half-life decay.

D. absorb the free neutrons.