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• Neutron reflector — A neutron reflector is any material that reflects neutrons. This refers to elastic scattering rather than to a specular reflection. The material may be graphite, beryllium, steel, and tungsten carbide, or other materials. A neutron reflector can… …   Wikipedia

• Neutron radiation — is a kind of ionizing radiation which consists of free neutrons. A result of nuclear fission or nuclear fusion, it consists of the release of free neutrons from atoms, and these free neutrons react with nuclei of other atoms to form new isotopes …   Wikipedia

• Neutron moderator — Currently operating nuclear power reactors by moderator Moderator Reactors Design Country none (fast) 1 BN 600 Russia (1) graphite 29 AGR, Magnox, RBMK United Kingdom (18), Russia (11) heavy water 29 CANDU …   Wikipedia

• Reflector — A reflector can mean one of several things:Science * Reflector, a device that causes reflection (for example, a mirror or a retroreflector) * Reflector (photography), used to control lighting contrast * Reflecting telescope * Reflector (antenna) …   Wikipedia

• Neutron monitor — A neutron monitor is a ground based detector designed to measure the number of high energy charged particles striking the Earth s atmosphere from outer space. For historical reasons the incoming particles are called cosmic rays , but in fact they …   Wikipedia

• Boron neutron capture therapy — Intervention A schematic of therapy facility in Otaniemi, Finland. ICD 10 PCS D?0?6ZZ …   Wikipedia

• Miniature neutron source reactor — The Chinese built Miniature Neutron Source reactor (MNSR) is a small and compact research reactor copied from a Canadian SLOWPOKE reactor design. The MNSR is tank in pool type, with highly enriched fuel ( 90% U235 ). The tank is immersed in a… …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear weapon design — The first nuclear weapons, though large, cumbersome and inefficient, provided the basic design building blocks of all future weapons. Here the Gadget device is prepared for the first nuclear test: Trinity. Nuclear weapon designs are physical,… …   Wikipedia

• Critical mass — This article is about nuclear fission reactions. For other uses, see Critical mass (disambiguation). As part of a re creation of a 1945 criticality accident, a plutonium pit is surrounded by blocks of neutron reflective tungsten carbide. The… …   Wikipedia

• Pebble bed reactor — Sketch of a pebble bed reactor in Italian …   Wikipedia

• Demon core — The Demon core was the nickname given to a 6.2 kilogram (14 lb) subcritical mass of plutonium that accidentally went briefly critical in two separate accidents at the Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946. Each incident resulted in the… …   Wikipedia