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Fast fission

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000169

Fission of a "heavy" atom (such as uranium-238) when it absorbs a fast (high energy) neutron. All fissionable materials can fission with fast neutrons. However, some (such as uranium-235 and Plutonium-239) fission more readily with slow (thermal) neutrons.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000169
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000169",
  "term": "Fast fission",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "Fission of a \"heavy\" atom (such as uranium-238) when it absorbs a fast (high energy) neutron. All fissionable materials can fission with fast neutrons. However, some (such as uranium-235 and Plutonium-239) fission more readily with slow (thermal) neutrons.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/fast-fission/"
}

Record 169 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.