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101nuclear engineering — Introduction the field of engineering that deals with the control and use of energy and radiation released from nuclear reactions. It encompasses the development, design, and construction of power reactors, naval propulsion reactors,… …
102Environmental impact of nuclear power — Nuclear power activities involving the environment; mining, enrichment, generation and geological disposal. The environmental impact of nuclear power results from the nuclear fuel cycle, operation, and the effects of nuclear accidents. The… …
103Actinide — The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki had a plutonium charge.[1] The actinide or actinoid (IUPAC nomenclature) series encompasses the 15 metallic chemical elements with atomic numbers from 89 to 103, actinium thro …
104Depleted uranium — The DU penetrator of a 30 mm round[1] Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q metal, depletalloy, or D 38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U 235 than natural uranium (natural uranium is about 99.27% uranium… …
105Enriched uranium — Proportions of uranium 238 (blue) and uranium 235 (red) found naturally versus enriched grades Enriched uranium is a kind of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium 235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation.… …
106Biofuel — Information on pump regarding ethanol fuel blend up to 10%, California …
107ITER — is an international tokamak (magnetic confinement fusion) research/engineering proposal for an experimental project that will help to make the transition from today s studies of plasma physics to future electricity producing fusion power plants.… …
108Sustainable energy — Renewable energy …
109Neutrino — For other uses, see Neutrino (disambiguation). Neutrino/Antineutrino The first use of a hydrogen bubble chamber to detect neutrinos, on November 13, 1970. A neutrino hit a proton in a hydrogen atom. The collision occurred at the point where three …
110Thermionic converter — A thermionic converter consists of a hot electrode which thermionically emits electrons over a potential energy barrier to a cooler electrode, producing a useful electric power output. Caesium vapor is used to optimize the electrode work… …
