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• Burnup — In nuclear power technology, burnup is a measure of the neutron irradiation of the fuel. It is normally quoted in megawatt–days per metric ton of uranium metal or its equivalent (MWd/MTU), or gigawatt–days/MTU (GWd/MT). One GW is 1,000 MW; 1… …   Wikipedia

• Plutonium — (pronEng|pluːˈtoʊniəm, symbol Pu, atomic number 94) is a rare radioactive, metallic chemical element. The most significant isotope of plutonium is 239Pu, with a half life of 24,100 years; this isotope is fissile and is used in most modern nuclear …   Wikipedia

• Online refuelling — In nuclear power technology, online refuelling is a technique for changing the fuel of a nuclear reactor while the pile is critical. Online refuelling has been provided for three main reasons: To allow low burnup fuel to be extracted for the… …   Wikipedia

• Magnox — Schematic diagram of a Magnox nuclear reactor showing gas flow. Note that the heat exchanger is outside the concrete radiation shielding. This represents an early Magnox design with a cylindrical, steel, pressure vessel. For other uses of the… …   Wikipedia

• nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …   Universalium

• Breeder reactor — Assembly of the core of Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho, 1951 A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material in fuel than it consumes.[1] These reactors are considered appealing due to their superior fuel… …   Wikipedia

• nuclear ceramics — Introduction       ceramic materials employed in the generation of nuclear power (nuclear energy) and in the disposal of radioactive nuclear wastes.       In their nuclear related functions, ceramics are of major importance. Since the beginning… …   Universalium

• Nuclear criticality safety — is a field of nuclear engineering dedicated to the prevention of nuclear and radiation accidents resulting from an inadvertent, self sustaining nuclear chain reaction.[1] Additionally, nuclear criticality safety is concerned with mitigating the… …   Wikipedia

• Australian cricket team in England in 1902 — Infobox cricket series series=Australian cricket team in England in 1902 partof=1902 English cricket season date=5 May, 1902 – 17 September 1902 place=United Kingdom result=Australia won the 5 Test series 2 1 team1=cr|AUS team2=cr|ENG… …   Wikipedia

• Behavior of nuclear fuel during a reactor accident — This page is devoted to a discussion of how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel behaves during both normal nuclear reactor operation and under reactor accident conditions such as overheating. Work in this area is often very expensive to conduct, and so… …   Wikipedia

• Curium — This article is about the chemical element. For the ancient city located in Cyprus, see Kourion. americium ← curium → berkelium …   Wikipedia