fission energy
11Energy development — Schematic of the global sources of energy in 2006 2007 …
12Energy density — For energy density in the sense of energy per unit mass, see specific energy. For energy density of foods, see specific energy. Energy density is a term used for the amount of energy stored in a given system or region of space per unit volume.… …
13Fission product yield — Nuclear fission splits a heavy nucleus such as uranium or plutonium into two lighter nuclei, which are called fission products. Yield refers to the fraction of a fission product produced per fission.Yield can be broken down by: #Individual… …
14energy conversion — ▪ technology Introduction the transformation of energy from forms provided by nature to forms that can be used by humans. Over the centuries a wide array of devices and systems has been developed for this purpose. Some of these energy …
15fission-track dating — Method of determining the age of a mineral that utilizes the damage done by the spontaneous fission of uranium 238, the most abundant isotope of uranium. The fission results in radiation damage, or fission tracks, that can be made visible by… …
16Fission-fragment rocket — The fission fragment rocket is a rocket engine design that directly harnesses hot nuclear fission products for thrust, as opposed to using a separate fluid as working mass. The design can, in theory, produce very high specific impulses while… …
17Fission sail — The fission sail is a type of spacecraft propulsion proposed by Robert Forward that uses fission fragments to propel a large solar sail like craft. It is similar in concept to the fission fragment rocket in that the fission by products are… …
18Fission products (by element) — On this page, a discussion of each of the main elements in the fission product mixture from the nuclear fission of an actinide such as uranium or plutonium is set out by element. Krypton 83 86 Krypton 85 is formed by the fission process witha… …
19Energy amplifier — In nuclear physics, an energy amplifier is a novel type of nuclear power reactor, a subcritical reactor , in which an energetic particle beam is used to stimulate a reaction, which in turn releases enough energy to power the particle accelerator… …
20fission product — ▪ physics in physics, any of the lighter atomic nuclei formed by splitting heavier nuclei (nuclear fission), including both the primary nuclei directly produced (fission fragments) and the nuclei subsequently generated by their radioactive… …
