- In
nuclear engineering,
fissile material is
material that can
undergo nuclear fission when
struck by a
neutron of low energy. A self-sustaining thermal...
- In geology,
fissility is the
ability or
tendency of a rock to
split along flat
planes of
weakness (“parting surfaces”).
These planes of
weakness are oriented...
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Fissile Peak,
formerly known as Red Mountain, is a
mountain peak
located on the
eastern side of
Cheakamus Lake
southeast of
Whistler in
Garibaldi Provincial...
- The
International Panel on
Fissile Materials (IPFM),
established in 2006, is a
group of
independent nuclear experts from 17 countries: Brazil, Canada...
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unique nuclear properties. Uranium-235 is the only
naturally occurring fissile isotope,
which makes it
widely used in
nuclear power plants and nuclear...
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Denaturation of
fissile materials suitable for
nuclear weapons is the
process of
transforming them into a form that is not
suitable for
weapons use and...
- The
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) is a
proposed international treaty to
prohibit the
further production of
fissile material for
nuclear weapons...
- in the IAEA. In 2010, ****stan
blocked an
international treaty to
limit fissile material,
arguing it
targeted ****stan specifically. ****stan's nuclear...
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predominant isotope uranium-238, it is
fissile, i.e., it can
sustain a
nuclear chain reaction. It is the only
fissile isotope that
exists in
nature as a primordial...
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numbers and approximations. When a free
neutron hits the
nucleus of a
fissile atom like uranium-235 (235U), the
uranium nucleus splits into two smaller...
