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Nuclear energy
Nuclear binding energy is the energy required to split a nucleus of an atom into its component parts. The component parts are neutrons and protons, which are collectively called nucleons. The binding energy of nuclei is always a positive number, since all nuclei require net energy to separate them into individual protons and neutrons.
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nuclear power plant
Energy; Nuclear energy
An electrical generating facility using a nuclear reactor as its heat source to provide steam to a turbine generator.
nuclear poison
Energy; Nuclear energy
In reactor physics, a substance (other than fissionable material) that has a large capacity for absorbing neutrons in the vicinity of the reactor core. This effect may be undesirable in some reactor ...
research and test reactor
Energy; Nuclear energy
A nuclear reactor that is used for research, training, or development purposes (which may include producing radioisotopes for medical and industrial uses) but has no role in producing electrical ...
nuclear material management and safeguards system
Energy; Nuclear energy
A centralized U. S. Government database used to track and account for source and special nuclear material, to ensure that it has not been stolen or diverted to unauthorized users. The system contains ...
nuclear fuel
Energy; Nuclear energy
Fissionable material that has been enriched to a composition that will support a self-sustaining fission chain reaction when used to fuel a nuclear reactor, thereby producing energy (usually in the ...
nuclear force
Energy; Nuclear energy
A powerful short-ranged attractive force that holds together the particles inside an atomic nucleus.
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Energy; Nuclear energy
A specialized agency within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which was created to assist its Member countries in maintaining and further developing the scientific, ...
