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Nuclear fission
Nuclear fission is a process
in nuclear physics in which
the nucleus of an atom
splits into two or more
smaller nuclei as fission
products, and usually some
by-product particles. Hence,
fission is a form of
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Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant (NPP)
is a thermal power station
in which the heat source is
one or more nuclear
reactors.
Nuclear power plants are
base load stations, which
work best when the power
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Heavy metals
A heavy metal is any of a
number of higher atomic
weight elements, which has
the properties of a metallic
substance at room
temperature. Living
organisms require trace
amounts of some heavy
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Nuclear reaction
In nuclear physics, a
nuclear reaction is a
process in which two nuclei
or nuclear particles
collide, to produce
different products than the
initial particles. In
principle a reaction can
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Nuclear fusion
In physics, nuclear fusion is the process by which multiple nuclei join together to form a heavier nucleus. It is accompanied by the release or absorption of energy depending on the masses of the ... > more -
Radioactive decay
Radioactive decay is the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles (radiation). Decay is said to occur in the parent nucleus and produces a daughter ... > more -
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Effects of nuclear explosions
A nuclear explosion occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from an uncontrolled nuclear reaction. The driving reaction may be nuclear fission, nuclear fusion or a multistage cascading ... > more -
Underwater explosion
An underwater explosion, also known as an UNDEX, is an explosion beneath the surface of water. The type of explosion may be chemical or nuclear. They are categorised in accordance with their depth ... > more -
Positron emission tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine medical imaging technique which produces a three dimensional image or map of functional processes in the body. PET is both a medical and ... > more
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