fission reaction
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Although no such power plants exist, they would in theory employ a loop of liquid fuel—uranium dissolved in hot salt—to both sustain the fission reaction and transport the resulting heat.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
That’s a process in which all control rods are inserted into the reactor core to stop the nuclear fission reaction and generation of heat and pressure.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
That means control rods have been inserted into the reactor core to stop the nuclear fission reaction and generation of heat and pressure.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
The fission reaction that generates heat in a nuclear power plant is produced by positioning a number of uranium fuel rods in close proximity.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2023
It is estimated that more than 500 megatons of nuclear yield were detonated in the atmosphere between 1945 and 1971, about half of this yield being produced by a fission reaction.
From Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives by U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
