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Nuclear fission is a
reaction in
which the
nucleus of an atom
splits into two or more
smaller nuclei. The
fission process often produces gamma photons...
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destructive force from
nuclear reactions,
either fission (
fission or
atomic bomb) or a
combination of
fission and
fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing...
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fission in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Fission, a
splitting of
something into two or more parts, may
refer to:
Fission (biology), the division...
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weapon to detonate.
There are
three existing basic design types: Pure
fission weapons are the simplest,
least technically demanding, were the
first nuclear...
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nuclear reactor is a
device used to
initiate and
control a
fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for
commercial electricity,
marine propulsion...
- A star is a
luminous spheroid of
plasma held
together by self-gravity. The
nearest star to
Earth is the Sun. Many
other stars are
visible to the naked...
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Modern fusion weapons essentially consist of two main components: a
nuclear fission primary stage (fueled by 235 U or 239 Pu ) and a
separate nuclear fusion...
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nuclear fission,
nuclear decay and
nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast
majority of
electricity from
nuclear power is
produced by
nuclear fission of...
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natural nuclear fission reactor is a
uranium deposit where self-sustaining
nuclear chain reactions occur. The idea of a
nuclear reactor existing in...
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boosted fission weapon usually refers to a type of
nuclear bomb that uses a
small amount of
fusion fuel to
increase the rate, and thus yield, of a
fission reaction...
