Sentence examples for fission process from inspiring English sources

Some of the speeding subatomic particles of the fission process turn uranium into plutonium.

The fission process releases more neutrons, which can be used to produce further fissions.

Qualitatively, at least, the fission process is thus seen to be a consequence of the Coulomb repulsion between protons.

The fission process may be best understood through a consideration of the structure and stability of nuclear matter.

In the fission process, a large quantity of energy is released, radioactive products are formed, and several neutrons are emitted.

The division of charge (i.e., protons) between the fragments represents an important parameter in the fission process.

First, there were not containment domes in Chernobyl as there are here, and second the Chernobyl plant used graphite in its fission process, which burns at high temperatures; Indian Point does not.

It was discovered that neutrons were also produced during the fission process; on average, each fissioning atom produced more than two neutrons.

Three of them are "fast neutron" reactors, which do not include a moderator to slow down free neutrons during the fission process.

In addition to this formation of lighter atoms, on average between 2.5 and 3 free neutrons are emitted in the fission process, along with considerable energy.

The hollow plutonium pits in some warheads have a channel for injecting a mixture of deuterium and tritium gas to boost the fission process and thereby reduce the actual amount of fissile material needed.