- In
nuclear engineering,
fissile material is
material that can
undergo nuclear fission when
struck by a
neutron of low energy. A self-sustaining thermal...
- The
Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) is a
proposed international treaty to
prohibit the
further production of
fissile material for
nuclear weapons...
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Fertile material is a
material that,
although not
fissile itself, can be
converted into a
fissile material by
neutron absorption.
Naturally occurring...
- 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...
- than in the
narrower sense of clay-rich
fissile mudrock.
Shale typically exhibits varying degrees of
fissility.
Because of the
parallel orientation of...
- The
International Panel on
Fissile Materials (IPFM),
established in 2006, is a
group of
independent nuclear experts from 17 countries: Brazil, Canada...
- A
breeder reactor is a
nuclear reactor that
generates more
fissile material than it consumes.
These reactors can be
fueled with more-commonly available...
- the
Manhattan Project. In 1942, it was not yet
known which of the two
fissile materials pathways being simultaneously pursued—uranium-235 or plutonium-239—would...
-
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...
-
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...
