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41Rhodium — Rh redirects here. For other uses, see rh (disambiguation) Rhodium (pronEng|ˈroʊdiəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Rh and atomic number 45. A rare, silvery white hard transition metal and a member of the platinum group, rhodium is found… …
42Iodine-129 — (129I) is a radioisotope of iodine. Formation and decay129I is primarily formed from the fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear reactors. Significant amounts were released into the atmosphere as a result of nuclear weapons testing in the… …
43Nuclear safety in the United States — Nuclear safety in the U.S. is governed by federal regulations and continues to be studied by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The safety of nuclear plants and materials controlled by the U.S. government for research and weapons production …
44Nuclear fallout — Fallout redirects here. For other uses, see Fallout (disambiguation). Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing …
45Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment — MSRE plant diagram The Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) was an experimental molten salt reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researching this technology through the 1960s; constructed by 1964, it went critical in 1965 and was… …
46Samarium — promethium ← samarium → europium ↑ Sm ↓ …
47Nuclear fuel — Process …
48Krypton-85 — Infobox isotope alternate names = symbol =Kr mass number =85 mass =84.9125273(21) num neutrons =49 num protons =36 abundance = halflife =10.756 years error halflife = background =#7F7 text color = decay product = decay symbol = decay mass = decay …
49Magnox — Schematic diagram of a Magnox nuclear reactor showing gas flow. Note that the heat exchanger is outside the concrete radiation shielding. This represents an early Magnox design with a cylindrical, steel, pressure vessel. For other uses of the… …
50Fuel element failure — A fuel element failure is a rupture in a nuclear reactor s fuel cladding that allows the nuclear fuel or fission products in the form of dissolved radioisotopes or hot particles to enter the reactor coolant or storage water.The de facto standard… …
