radioactive fission

collocation in English

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radioactive
adjective
uk
/ˌreɪ.di.əʊˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˌreɪ.di.oʊˈæk.tɪv/
having or producing powerful and dangerous energy that comes from the breaking up ...
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fission
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfɪʃ.ən/us
/ˈfɪʃ.ən/
physicsspecialized
the process of dividing the nucleus of an atom, resulting in the release of a large amount of ...
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The reference accident, on which the plans are based, envisages the release of someradioactivefissionproducts into the atmosphere.
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If enough uranium hydride burns, it can ignite the metallic uranium and release the highlyradioactivefissionproducts "held" in the uranium bar.
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Theradioactivefissionproducts produced during the life of the elements in reactors are also separated.
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Decommissioning would begin with the removal of the nuclear fuel, which contains the highlyradioactivefissionproducts, for reprocessing.
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After start up, the fission process in the primary fuel salt produces highlyradioactivefissionproducts with a high gamma and neutron radiation field.
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See fission product yield for a comparison with otherradioactivefissionproducts.
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In practice, both the difficulty of handling the highlyradioactivefissionproducts and other political concerns make fuel reprocessing a contentious subject.
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High-level waste is full of highlyradioactivefissionproducts, most of which are relatively short-lived.
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U, producing enormous amounts ofradioactivefissionproducts.
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Cladding preventsradioactivefissionfragments from escaping the fuel into the coolant and contaminating it.
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This would result in the production of heat, as well as the creation ofradioactivefissionproducts.
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With an air burst, theradioactivefissionproducts rise into the stratosphere and become part of the global, rather than the local, environment.
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Due to the differences in half-life the differentradioactivefissionproducts undergo exponential decay at different rates.
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This laboratory uses mainly proton spallation of uranium carbide targets to produce a wide range ofradioactivefissionfragments that are not found naturally on earth.
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Because nuclear chain reactions generate high amounts of heat and highlyradioactivefissionproducts, this condition is highly undesirable from a reactor vessel structure and biological safety perspective.
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By comparison, solid-fueled reactors typically replace 1/3 of the fuel elements, including all of the highlyradioactivefissionproducts therein, every 12 to 24 months.
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In all these examples the uncontrolled surge in power was sufficient to cause an explosion that destroyed each reactor and releasedradioactivefissionproducts into the atmosphere.
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