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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 energy
condensate
Energy; Nuclear energy
Water that has been produced by the cooling of steam in a condenser.
compound
Energy; Nuclear energy
A chemical combination of two or more elements combined in a fixed and definite proportion by weight.
film badge
Energy; Nuclear energy
Photographic film used to measure exposure to ionizing radiation for purposes of personnel monitoring. The film badge may contain two or three films of differing sensitivities, and it may also ...
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.
fission gases
Energy; Nuclear energy
Those fission products that exist in the gaseous state. In nuclear power reactors, this includes primarily the noble gases, such as krypton and xenon.
force-on-force (FOF)
Energy; Nuclear energy
Inspections designed to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of a licensee's security force and ability to defend a nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities against a design-basis threat. ...
Majak
Energy; Nuclear energy
The Mayak Production Association is an industrial complex which is one of the biggest nuclear facilities in the Russian Federation. It housed plutonium production reactors and a reprocessing plant.
