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Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor is a device used to sustain a controlled fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for commercial electricity, marine propulsion, weapons production, and research. Fissile nuclei (primarily uranium-235 or plutonium-239) absorb single neutrons and split, releasing energy and multiple neutrons, which can induce further fission.…

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Nuclear fuel cycle

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Nuclear reactor

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Nuclear reactor

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related to External links · 32
Nuclear reactor → Alsos Digital Library, Archived, Concerned Scientists, Concerns, Debate, Electric Power Generation, Global Warming, How, IAEA, Is Nuclear Power The, January, Japan, Japanese, John Collier, June, November, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Power Reactors, Problem, Royal Institution Lecture
related to history · 22
Nuclear reactor → Admiralty, British, England, February, Fermi, Fritz Strassmann, Hahn, He, However, Hungarian, In, Inspiration, James Chadwick, Leó Szilárd, Lise Meitner, London, Otto Hahn, Strassmann, Subsequent, Szilárd
related to Nuclear accidents · 21
Nuclear reactor → April, Canada, Chernobyl, Earth, Earth's, Fukushima Daiichi, January, K-19, K-27, K-431, Kosmos, March, Nuclear, Nuclear-powered, October, Serious, SL-1, Soviet RORSAT, These, Three Mile Island
related to Natural nuclear reactors · 17
Nuclear reactor → Almost, Arkansas, Earth, Fifteen, First, Francis Perrin, French, Gabon, Oklo, Oklo Fossil Reactors, Paul Kuroda, Radioactive, Self-sustaining, Such, The, University, West Africa
see also · 11
Nuclear reactor → Electrical, Engineering, MW, Neutron, Nuclear, Process, Space, Study, TWR, Type, Very
related to Emissions · 10
Nuclear reactor → As, Despite, For, H2O, Los Angeles, Nuclear, T2O, The United States NRC, This, Washington
related to Fueling of nuclear reactors · 9
Nuclear reactor → At, In, Long, Most, Plants, The, This, Though, U-235
related to Nuclear fuel cycle · 9
Nuclear reactor → Enrichment, Many, MOX, Some, The, Thermal, These, U-235, Under
related to Reactivity control · 7
Nuclear reactor → Control, Conversely, Nuclear, Some, The, This, When
related to Fission · 5
Nuclear reactor → Nuclear, The, This, To, When

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Nuclear reactoris adevice used to sustain a controlled fission nuclear chain reaction0.90text
uranium-235instance ofnuclear reactors convert the energy released by controlled nuclear fission into thermal energy for further conversion to mechanical or electrical forms.FissionWhen a large fissi…0.80text
uranium-233instance ofnuclear reactors convert the energy released by controlled nuclear fission into thermal energy for further conversion to mechanical or electrical forms.FissionWhen a large fissi…0.80text
or plutonium-239 absorbs a neutroninstance ofnuclear reactors convert the energy released by controlled nuclear fission into thermal energy for further conversion to mechanical or electrical forms.FissionWhen a large fissi…0.80text
it may undergo nuclear fissioninstance ofnuclear reactors convert the energy released by controlled nuclear fission into thermal energy for further conversion to mechanical or electrical forms.FissionWhen a large fissi…0.80text
uranium-235instance ofFissionWhen a large fissile atomic nucleus0.80text
uranium-233instance ofFissionWhen a large fissile atomic nucleus0.80text
or plutonium-239 absorbs a neutroninstance ofFissionWhen a large fissile atomic nucleus0.80text
it may undergo nuclear fissioninstance ofFissionWhen a large fissile atomic nucleus0.80text
the deuterium isotope of hydrogeninstance offusion power could be produced by nuclear fusion of elements0.80text
AGRinstance ofand others0.80text
lithium or berylliuminstance ofare moderated by light elements0.80text

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