Nuclear Reactor Components

cooling tower

• Structure where hot water is cooled

• Device used to heat water

• Structure for storing cold water

• Equipment for filtering water

core

• location of the fission reaction

• outer layer of the reactor

• control rod assembly

• coolant system

turbine

• Device with blades propelled by steam to turn a generator

• Machine that converts wind energy into mechanical energy

• Engine that uses combustion to generate power

• Device that stores energy in the form of potential energy

steam line

• Pipe that transports steam to turn the turbine

• Pipe that carries water to the boiler

• Pipe that releases steam into the atmosphere

• Pipe that cools down the steam after use

steam generator

• Area where liquid water is changed to gaseous steam

• A device that generates electricity using steam

• A machine that cools steam back into water

• A container for storing steam

containment structure

• Contains the core with thick concrete walls to protect against leaks 

• Used to store radioactive waste safely 

• A structure designed to contain explosions 

• Serves as a cooling system for nuclear reactors 

generator

• Device that produces electricity

• A type of electrical circuit

• A machine that converts solar energy

• A tool for measuring voltage

Fuel rods

• Cylindrical tubes that enclose nuclear fuel within a nuclear reactor.

• Solid metal bars used to control the temperature in a nuclear reactor.

• Liquid containers that store radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.

• Flexible tubes that transport coolant around a nuclear reactor.

Control rods

• Cylindrical device that absorbs excess neutrons and slows or stops fission reactions.

• A type of fuel used in nuclear reactors.

• A safety mechanism that prevents overheating of the reactor.

• A cooling system that circulates water around the reactor.