production of nuclear energy
41Nuclear transmutation — is the conversion of one chemical element or isotope into another. In other words, atoms of one element can be changed into atoms of other element by transmutation . This occurs either through nuclear reactions (in which an outside particle… …
42nuclear — UK US /ˈnjuːkliər/ US /ˈnuːkliər/ adjective ► ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTION relating to the power produced when the central part of an atom is divided or joined to another one: nuclear energy/power/fuel »The country had agreed to… …
43Nuclear Daydream — Studio album by Joseph Arthur Released September 19, 2006 …
44Energy development — Schematic of the global sources of energy in 2006 2007 …
45Nuclear program of Iran — See also: Iran and weapons of mass destruction Nuclear program of Iran …
46Nuclear power — Atomic Power redirects here. For the film, see Atomic Power (film). This article is about the power source. For nation states that are nuclear powers, see List of states with nuclear weapons …
47Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,… …
48nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …
49energy — /en euhr jee/, n., pl. energies. 1. the capacity for vigorous activity; available power: I eat chocolate to get quick energy. 2. an adequate or abundant amount of such power: I seem to have no energy these days. 3. Often, energies. a feeling of… …
50nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …
