sintered thorium dioxide
1nuclear 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 …
2Hot cathode — is also a name for a hot filament ionization gauge, a vacuum measuring device.In vacuum tubes, a hot cathode is a cathode electrode which emits electrons due to thermionic emission. ( Cf. cold cathodes, where field emission is used and which do… …
3Nuclear fuel — Process …
4MOX fuel — Mixed oxide fuel, commonly referred to as MOX fuel, is nuclear fuel that contains more than one oxide of fissile material. MOX fuel contains plutonium blended with natural uranium, reprocessed uranium, or depleted uranium. MOX fuel is an… …
5Silicon — Not to be confused with the silicon containing synthetic polymer silicone. aluminium ← silicon → phosphorus C ↑ Si ↓ Ge …
6Sulfur — This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Sulfur (disambiguation). phosphorus ← sulfur → chlorine …
