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  2. Nuclear reaction - Wikipedia

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    In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, a nuclear reaction is a process in which two nuclei, or a nucleus and an external subatomic particle, collide to produce one or more new nuclides. Thus, a nuclear reaction must cause a transformation of at least one nuclide to another.

  3. Control rod - Wikipedia

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    1943 Reactor diagram using boron control rods. Control rods are inserted into the core of a nuclear reactor and adjusted in order to control the rate of the nuclear chain reaction and, thereby, the thermal power output of the reactor, the rate of steam production, and the electrical power output of the power station.

  4. Neutron activation - Wikipedia

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    Neutron activation is the only common way that a stable material can be induced into becoming intrinsically radioactive. Activation is inherently different than contamination. Neutrons are only free in quantity in the microseconds of a nuclear weapon's explosion, in an active nuclear reactor, or in a spallation neutron source.

  5. Explained: What nuclear fusion breakthrough means [Video] - AOL

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    “Fusion, on the other hand, does not create any long-lived radioactive nuclear waste.” The waste byproduct of a fusion reaction is far less radioactive than in fission, and decays far more ...

  6. Oppenheimer–Phillips process - Wikipedia

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    The Oppenheimer–Phillips process or strip reaction is a type of deuteron-induced nuclear reaction.In this process the neutron half of an energetic deuteron (a stable isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron) fuses with a target nucleus, transmuting the target to a heavier isotope while ejecting a proton.

  7. Cosmic ray spallation - Wikipedia

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    Cosmic ray spallation, also known as the x-process, is a set of naturally occurring nuclear reactions causing nucleosynthesis; it refers to the formation of chemical elements from the impact of cosmic rays on an object.

  8. Neutron generator - Wikipedia

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    While neutron generators do produce fusion reactions, the number of accelerated ions that cause these reactions is very low. It can be easily demonstrated that the energy released by these reactions is many times lower than the energy needed to accelerate the ions, so there is no possibility of these machines being used to produce net fusion power.

  9. If a nuclear weapon is about to explode, here's what a safety ...

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    Nuclear bombs are extremely deadly weapons, but their worst effects are confined to a limited zone. A government safety expert says its entirely possible to survive a nuclear explosion and its ...