Question

In a nuclear reactor, the moderator is used to

slow down neutrons and keep the reaction moving at a safe pace

shoot neutrons at unstable atoms

hold back harmful radiation from the environment

Answer 1

In nuclear engineering, a neutron moderator is a medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, thereby turning them into thermal neutrons capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction involving uranium-235.

slow down neutrons and keep the reaction moving at a safe pace perfect answer

Answer 2

tht makaes sense ty