- In
nuclear engineering,
fissile material is
material that can
undergo nuclear fission when
struck by a
neutron of low energy. A self-sustaining thermal...
- In geology,
fissility is the
ability or
tendency of a rock to
split along flat
planes of
weakness (“parting surfaces”).
These planes of
weakness are oriented...
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Denaturation of
fissile materials suitable for
nuclear weapons is the
process of
transforming them into a form that is not
suitable for
weapons use and...
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Fissile Peak,
formerly known as Red Mountain, is a
mountain peak
located on the
eastern side of
Cheakamus Lake
southeast of
Whistler in
Garibaldi Provincial...
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nuclear weapons because it is the only
naturally occurring element with a
fissile isotope – uranium-235 –
present in non-trace amounts. However, because...
- A
breeder reactor is a
nuclear reactor that
generates more
fissile material than it consumes.
These reactors can be
fueled with more-commonly available...
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predominant isotope uranium-238, it is
fissile, i.e., it can
sustain a
nuclear chain reaction. It is the only
fissile isotope that
exists in
nature as a primordial...
- sizes,
typically with a m****
ratio of
products of
about 3 to 2, for
common fissile isotopes. Most
fissions are
binary fissions (producing two
charged fragments)...
- IAEA. For years, ****stan has
blocked an
international treaty to
limit fissile material,
arguing that its
stockpile does not meet its long-term needs...
- The
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) is a
proposed international treaty to
prohibit the
further production of
fissile material for
nuclear weapons...
