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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Binding energy

Energy; Nuclear energy

The minimum energy required to separate the nucleus of an atom into its component neutrons and protons.

Fukushima

Energy; Nuclear energy

Officially named the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, this is a nuclear power plant located in the Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The plant's reactor cooling systems were damaged during the earthquake ...

Radioactive boars

Energy; Nuclear energy

Wild boars that have been exposed to the radiation cloud generated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the 1980s in the former Soviet Union. These boars roam in German forests nearly 950 miles ...

linear heat generation rate

Energy; Nuclear energy

The heat generation rate per unit length of fuel rod, commonly expressed in kilowatts per foot (kw/ft) of fuel rod.

Majak

Energy; Nuclear energy

The Mayak Production Association is an industrial complex which is one of the biggest nuclear facilities in the Russian Federation. It housed plutonium production reactors and a reprocessing plant.

Core catcher

Energy; Nuclear energy

A nuclear safety device designed to catch, prevent from escaping and cool down the molten material resulting from a nuclear reactor core meltdown. Each modern (operational after 2007) nuclear reactor ...

Living probabilistic safety assessment

Energy; Nuclear energy

A probabilistic safety assessment that is updated as necessary to reflect the current design and operational features, and is documented in such a way that each aspect of the PSA model can be ...