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Fission

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000795

The process whereby an atomic nucleus of appropriate type, after capturing a neutron, splits into (generally) two nuclei of lighter elements, with the release of substantial amounts of energy and two or more neutrons.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000795
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000795",
  "term": "Fission",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The process whereby an atomic nucleus of appropriate type, after capturing a neutron, splits into (generally) two nuclei of lighter elements, with the release of substantial amounts of energy and two or more neutrons.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/fission/"
}

Record 795 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.