Nuclear energy

Nuclear energy

Nuclear binding energy is the energy required to split a nucleus of an atom into its component parts. The component parts are neutrons and protons, which are collectively called nucleons. The binding energy of nuclei is always a positive number, since all nuclei require net energy to separate them into individual protons and neutrons.

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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

Energy; Nuclear energy

A Federal law that requires Federal agencies to provide, upon written request, access to records or information. Some material is exempt from FOIA, and FOIA does not apply to records that are ...

Formula quantity

Energy; Nuclear energy

Special nuclear material, in any combination, in a quantity of 5000 grammes or more computed by the formula, grammes = (grams contained U-235) + 2. 5 (grams U-233 + grammes plutonium). This class ...

Foreign assignee programme

Energy; Nuclear energy

An on-the-job training program, sponsored by the NRC for assignees from other countries, usually under bilateral information exchange arrangements with their respective regulatory organizations.

Force-on-force (FOF)

Energy; Nuclear energy

Inspections designed to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of a licensee's security force and ability to defend a nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities against a design-basis threat. ...

Forced outage

Energy; Nuclear energy

The shutdown of a generating unit, transmission line, or other facility for emergency reasons, or a condition in which the equipment is unavailable as a result of an unanticipated breakdown. An ...

Flux

Energy; Nuclear energy

A term applied to the amount of some type of particle (neutrons, alpha particles, etc. ) or energy (photons, heat, etc. ) crossing a unit area per unit time. The unit of flux is the number of ...

Incident response (IR)

Energy; Nuclear energy

Activities that address the short-term, direct effects of a natural or human-caused event and require an emergency response to protect life or property.