Nuclear reactor
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nuclear-reactor-168-8777407
title:
Nuclear reactor
text:
A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction. Nuclear reactors are used at nuclear power plants for electricity generation and in nuclear marine propulsion. When a fissile nucleus like uranium-235 or plutonium-239 absorbs a neutron, it splits into lighter nuclei, releasing energy, gamma radiation, and free neutrons, which can induce further fission in a self-sustaining chain reaction. The process is carefully controlled using control rods and neutro
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Device for controlled nuclear reactions
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reactor
date created:
2002-01-22T21:11:36Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T23:52:42Z
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