chain reaction
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In nuclear physics, criticality refers to the point at which a chain reaction becomes self-sustaining, with each generation of fission reactions producing enough neutrons to maintain the next.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
According to the researchers' calculations, the B8 reactor would have needed approximately twice as much uranium and more than twice as much heavy water as it actually contained to achieve a sustained nuclear chain reaction.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Norris was taken out in a chain reaction when the Argentine locked up his brakes and slid into team-mate Pierre Gasly, who then hit Norris.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Even a small liquidation in such a tightly coupled system can produce a chain reaction with major consequences.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Austria’s threats of war had set off an escalating chain reaction.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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