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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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Nuclear energy
International Nuclear Regulators Association (INRA
Energy; Nuclear energy
An association established in January 1997 to give international nuclear regulators a forum to discuss nuclear safety. Countries represented include Canada, France, Japan, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, ...
Individual plant examination (IPE)
Energy; Nuclear energy
As requested by the NRC in Generic Letter 88-20, individual Plant Examination for Severe Accident Vulnerabilities?(November 23, 1988), a risk analysis that considers the unique aspects of a ...
In situ recovery
Energy; Nuclear energy
One of the two primary recovery methods that are currently used to extract uranium from ore bodies where they are normally found underground (in other words, in situ), without physical excavation. ...
Independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI
Energy; Nuclear energy
A complex designed and constructed for the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel; solid, reactor-related, greater than Class C waste; and other associated radioactive materials. A spent fuel storage ...
Ionisation chamber
Energy; Nuclear energy
An instrument that detects and measures ionising radiation by measuring the electrical current that flows when radiation ionises gas in a chamber, making the gas a conductor of electricity.
Ionisation
Energy; Nuclear energy
The process of adding one or more electrons to, or removing one or more electrons from, atoms or molecules, thereby creating ions. High temperatures, electrical discharges, or nuclear radiations can ...
Ion-exchange
Energy; Nuclear energy
A common method for concentrating uranium from a solution. The uranium solution is passed through a resin bed where the uranium-carbonate complex ions are transferred to the resin by exchange with a ...
