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- See also changes related to Nuclear fission, or pages that link to Nuclear fission or to this page or whose text contains "Nuclear fission".
- Fast neutron reactor [r]: a nuclear reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained by fast neutrons, as opposed to thermal neutrons, requiring fuel rich in fissile material and not requiring a neutron moderator. [e]
- Plutonium [r]: Mainly man-made radioactive element (Z = 94); its 239 isotope is fissionable and used in nuclear weapons; the 240 isotope is used in some nuclear power reactors [e]
- Nuclear reactor [r]: A unit or vessel, including associated equipment and material, in which nuclear reactions take place, generally controlled nuclear fission chain reactions. [e]