0 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Energy > Nuclear energy
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.
Industry: Energy
Add a new termContributors in Nuclear energy
Nuclear energy
induced radioactivity
Energy; Nuclear energy
Radioactivity that is created when stable substances are bombarded by ionizing radiation. For example, the stable isotope cobalt-59 becomes the radioactive isotope cobalt-60 under neutron ...
integrated plant evaluation
Energy; Nuclear energy
An evaluation that considers the plant as a whole rather than system by system.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Energy; Nuclear energy
The center of worldwide cooperation in the nuclear field, through which member countries and multiple international partners work together to promote the safe, secure, and peaceful use of nuclear ...
ion
Energy; Nuclear energy
(1) An atom that has too many or too few electrons, causing it to have an electrical charge, and therefore, be chemically active. (2) An electron that is not associated (in orbit) with a nucleus.
iodine spiking factor
Energy; Nuclear energy
The magnitude of a rapid, short-term increase in the appearance rate of radioiodine in the reactor coolant system. This increase is generally caused by a reactor transient that results in a rapid ...
International Nuclear Regulators Association (INRA
Energy; Nuclear energy
An association established in January 1997 to give international nuclear regulators a forum to discuss nuclear safety. Countries represented include Canada, France, Japan, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, ...
individual plant examination (IPE)
Energy; Nuclear energy
As requested by the NRC in Generic Letter 88-20, individual Plant Examination for Severe Accident Vulnerabilities?(November 23, 1988), a risk analysis that considers the unique aspects of a ...
