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reactor coolant system

Energy; Nuclear energy

The system used to remove energy from the reactor core and transfer that energy either directly or indirectly to the steam turbine.

radioisotope

Energy; Nuclear energy

An unstable isotope of an element that decays or disintegrates spontaneously, thereby emitting radiation. Approximately 5,000 natural and artificial radioisotopes have been ...

radiological half-life

Energy; Nuclear energy

The time required for half the atoms of a particular radioisotope to decay into another isotope. A specific half-life is a characteristic property of each radioisotope. Measured ...

reaction

Energy; Nuclear energy

Any process involving a chemical or nuclear change.

radon (RN)

Energy; Nuclear energy

A radioactive element that is one of the heaviest gases known. Its atomic number is 86. It is a daughter of radium.

radium (RA)

Energy; Nuclear energy

A radioactive metallic element with atomic number 88. As found in nature, the most common isotope has a mass number of 226. It occurs in minute quantities associated with uranium ...