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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Sensitive unclassified nonsafeguards information (

Energy; Nuclear energy

Information that is generally not publicly available and that encompasses a wide variety of categories, such as proprietary information, personal and private information, or information subject to ...

Seismic category i

Energy; Nuclear energy

Structures, systems, and components that are designed and built to withstand the maximum potential earthquake stresses for the particular region where a nuclear plant is sited.

Scattered radiation

Energy; Nuclear energy

Radiation that, during its passage through a substance, has been changed in direction. It may also have been modified by a decrease in energy. It is one form of secondary radiation.

Safety-significant

Energy; Nuclear energy

When used to qualify an object, such as a system, structure, component, or accident sequence, this term identifies that object as having an impact on safety, whether determined through risk analysis ...

Safety injection

Energy; Nuclear energy

The rapid insertion of a chemically soluble neutron poison (such as boric acid) into the reactor coolant system to ensure reactor shutdown.

Safety limit

Energy; Nuclear energy

A restriction or range placed upon important process variables that are necessary to reasonably protect the integrity of the physical barriers that guard against the uncontrolled release of ...

Safeguards information (SGI)

Energy; Nuclear energy

A special category of sensitive unclassified information that must be protected. Safeguards information concerns the physical protection of operating power reactors, spent fuel shipments, strategic ...