Nuclear Power
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Description: Overviews the principles of nuclear fission and its use to generate power, why uranium can be fissioned, n/p ratio and delayed neutrons, moderators, also Chernobyl and 3-Mile Island.
This is a side-excursion into the , beyond the main scope of "from Stargazers to Starships." It is included because nuclear energy is important to modern society, and because section S-7 "The Energy of the Sun" has already provided many of the basic ideas.
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| Page title: | (S-8) Nuclear Energy |
| Keywords: | nuclear physics, nuclear force, nuclear energy, nuclear composition, nuclear fission, neutron emission, chain reaction, critical mass, nuclear reactor, neutron moderator, nuclear pile, control rods, nuclear waste, nuclear meltdown, nuclear accidents, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl |
| Description: | Elementary review of the generation of energy by nuclear fission; a side-excursion in an educational web site on astronomy, mechanics, and space |
| IP-address: | 208.72.84.197 |