fission reactor

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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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reactor
noun[C]
uk
/riˈæk.tər/us
/riˈæk.tɚ/
a large machine in which atoms are either divided or joined in order to ...
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(Definition offissionandreactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is similar to a high temperature gasfissionreactor.
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This volume is similar to that produced by afissionreactorof similar volume, but its radioactivity reduces more quickly with time.
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We must get on with the more modern types offissionreactorand develop the fast breeder reactor.
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Perhaps the most remote and long-term, but by far the most potentially rewarding, is the development of thefissionreactorand the production of petrol from hydrogen.
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The papers described the outline of a design for a nuclearfissionreactor.
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Burnup is an important factor in determining the types and abundances of isotopes produced by afissionreactor.
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A possible explanation therefore was that the uranium ore had operated as a naturalfissionreactor.
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The active mission payload, which includes thefissionreactorbut not the discarded main propulsion section, would have a mass of around 30 tonnes.
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A natural nuclearfissionreactorcan occur under certain circumstances that mimic the conditions in a constructed reactor.
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The nuclearfissionreactorcore may be either a gas or plasma.
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Because of his concerns with the viability of fusion power, he instead became an advocate for safer nuclearfissionreactordesigns.
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Within a nuclearfissionreactorthe neutron flux is primarily the form of measurement used to control the reaction inside.
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In comparison, afissionreactoris typically loaded with enough fuel for several years, and no additional fuel is necessary to keep the reaction going.
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The radioactive inventory at shut-down may be comparable to that of afissionreactor, but there are important differences.
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In a criticalfissionreactor, neutrons produced by fission of fuel atoms are used to induce yet more fissions, to sustain a controllable amount of energy release.
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Unfortunately, battle damage has produced various immediate threats (a serious hull breach in a stateroom and a meltdown about to occur in the ship'sfissionreactor) which take priority.
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U was 3.1% compared to today's 0.7%, and for that reason a natural nuclearfissionreactorwas able to form, something that can not happen today.
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Originally, the facility was set up to evaluate materials used in fusion and fission reactors.
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The chance that fusion reactors will take the place of fission reactors in any meaningful sense and in any meaningful timescale is remote.
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I do not think one can leave the subject of fission reactors without mentioning the safety and the disposal of waste products.
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