fast-neutron fission

  • 1Fast neutron reactor — [ Shevchenko BN350 nuclear fast reactor and desalination plant situated on the shore of the Caspian Sea. The plant generates 135 MWe and provides steam for an associated desalination plant. View of the interior of the reactor hall.] A fast… …

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  • 2fast neutron — /fast ˈnjutrɒn/ (say fahst nyoohtron) noun a neutron arising from nuclear fission which has lost little energy by collision and therefore travels through space very rapidly; a neutron with energy in excess of about 0.1 MeV …

  • 3Neutron moderator — Currently operating nuclear power reactors by moderator Moderator Reactors Design Country none (fast) 1 BN 600 Russia (1) graphite 29 AGR, Magnox, RBMK United Kingdom (18), Russia (11) heavy water 29 CANDU …

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  • 4Fast fission — is fission that occurs when a heavy atom absorbs a high energy neutron, called a fast neutron, and splits. Most fissionable materials need thermal neutrons, which move slower. Fast reactors vs. thermal reactorsFast neutron reactors use fast… …

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  • 5Neutron radiation — is a kind of ionizing radiation which consists of free neutrons. A result of nuclear fission or nuclear fusion, it consists of the release of free neutrons from atoms, and these free neutrons react with nuclei of other atoms to form new isotopes …

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  • 6Neutron detection — is the effective detection of neutrons entering a well positioned detector. There are two key aspects to effective neutron detection: hardware and software. Detection hardware refers to the kind of neutron detector used (the most common today is… …

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  • 7Neutron Radiography — is the process by which film is exposed by first passing neutrons through an object to produce a visible image of the materials that make up the object. Primarily used in scientific investigations. Contents 1 Brief History of Neutron Imaging 2… …

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  • 8Neutron generator — Neutron generators are neutron source devices which contain compact linear accelerators and that produce neutrons by fusing isotopes of hydrogen together. The fusion reactions take place in these devices by accelerating either deuterium, tritium …

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  • 9Neutron — This article is about the subatomic particle. For other uses, see Neutron (disambiguation). Neutron The quark structure of the neutron. (The color assignment of individual quarks is not important, only that all three colors are present.)… …

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  • 10Neutron temperature — A chart displaying the speed probability density functions of the speeds of a few noble gases at a temperature of 298.15 K (25 C). An explanation of the y axis label appears on the image page (click to see). Similar speed distributions are… …

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