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1Detonation — For other uses, see Detonation (disambiguation). Detonation of the 500 ton TNT explosive charge as part of Operation Sailor Hat. The initial shock wave is visible on the water surface and a shock condensation cloud is visible overhead …
2Ammonium nitrate disasters — Ammonium nitrate decomposes into gases including oxygen when heated (non explosive reaction); however, ammonium nitrate can be induced to decompose explosively by detonation. Large stockpiles of the material can be a major fire risk due to their… …
3Nitroglycerin — This article is about the chemical properties of nitroglycerin and its use as an explosive. For medical and pharmacological applications, see glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology). Nitroglycerin …
4CANDU reactor — The CANDU reactor is a Canadian invented, pressurized heavy water reactor developed initially in the late 1950s and 1960s by a partnership between Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario (now known… …
5Pyrotechnics — The term pyrotechnics can also be used for fireworks events. Pyrotechnics is the science of materials capable of undergoing self contained and self sustained exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound …
6Enrico Fermi — Infobox Scientist name = Enrico Fermi birth date = birth date|1901|9|29|df=y birth place = Rome, Italy death date = death date and age|1954|11|28|1901|9|29 death place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. citizenship = Italy (1901 1938) United States (1944… …
7Fermium — Not to be confused with Ferrum , the Latin name for Iron. einsteinium ← fermium → mendelevium …
8Nuclear fuel response to reactor accidents — This page is devoted to a discussion of how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel behaves during both normal nuclear reactor operation and under reactor accident conditions such as overheating. Work in this area is often very expensive to conduct, and so… …
9Behavior of nuclear fuel during a reactor accident — This page is devoted to a discussion of how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel behaves during both normal nuclear reactor operation and under reactor accident conditions such as overheating. Work in this area is often very expensive to conduct, and so… …
10John von Neumann — Von Neumann redirects here. For other uses, see Von Neumann (disambiguation). The native form of this personal name is Neumann János. This article uses the Western name order. John von Neumann …
