nuclear reaction
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The device used cubes of natural uranium suspended in heavy water, a specialized substance that played an essential role in controlling the nuclear reaction.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
"Other tests, both subcritical, or those without a chain nuclear reaction, and carrier tests, have never been prohibited," Lavrov added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
But because no nuclear reaction is taking place at the enrichment sites - and a blast from a bomb would not trigger one - these dangerous radioactive "fission products" would not be present, he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
The Mallinckrodt plant processed the uranium that allowed scientists at the University of Chicago to produce the first man-made controlled nuclear reaction, paving the way for the first atomic bomb.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
Mark closed his eyes, tried to tamp down the rage that was building inside him like a nuclear reaction.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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