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Neutron generation

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000322

The release, thermalization, and absorption of fission neutrons by a fissile material and the fission of that material producing a second generation of neutrons. In a typical nuclear power reactor system, there are about 40,000 generations of neutrons every second.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000322
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000322",
  "term": "Neutron generation",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The release, thermalization, and absorption of fission neutrons by a fissile material and the fission of that material producing a second generation of neutrons. In a typical nuclear power reactor system, there are about 40,000 generations of neutrons every second.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/neutron-generation/"
}

Record 322 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.