nuclear reaction

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As the stolen material builds up, it can ignite in a runaway nuclear reaction, triggering a sudden brightening in the sky.

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"Neutrons interact with material in the walls. The resulting nuclear reactions can then create new particles," he said.

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These particles are created during nuclear reactions, including those inside the Sun's core.

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In an emergency, the containment should trap gases that might escape from the inner chambers, but we rely on the reactor vessel to keep a nuclear reaction—and the radiation it produces—contained.

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"They are so dense that when they accrete material on their surface they can undergo runaway nuclear reactions, which we detect as novae."

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