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...from radioactive debris or [[nuclear fallout|fallout]] resulting from a [[nuclear explosion]]. Many such shelters were constructed as [[civil defense]] measu During a nuclear explosion, matter vaporized in the resulting fireball is exposed to neutron

Thyroid iodine uptake blockade with potassium iodide is used in [[nuclear medicine]] [[scintigraphy]] and therapy with some radioiodinated compounds ...<ref>Kowalsky RJ, Falen, SW. Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Pharmacy and Nuclear Medicine. 2nd ed. Washington DC: American Pharmacists Association; 2004.<

...filters are used to retain radioactive gases from a nuclear boiling water reactor turbine condenser. The air vacuumed from the condenser contains traces of

...is due to the presence of a filled 4f shell. An f shell poorly screens the nuclear charge that increases the attractive [[Coulomb's law|Coulomb interaction]] ...an a day. {{chem|199|Hg}} and {{chem|201|Hg}} are the most often studied [[Nuclear magnetic resonance|NMR]]-active nuclei, having spins of {{frac|2}} and {{fr

...ese materials for applications such as advanced drivers for laser-driven [[Nuclear fusion|fusion]] power plants. ...] ([[uranium|U]]O₂), used as [[nuclear fuel|fuel]] in [[nuclear reactor]]s.

...or electronics, scientific experiments, production of superconductors, and nuclear industry, among others. Such water is produced using ion-exchange processes ...ilable for making nuclear-energy materials, such as new reactor fuel and [[nuclear weapon]]s.

...s in a metallic bond. However, other factors (such as [[atomic radius]], [[nuclear charge]], number of bonding [[Atomic orbital|orbitals]], overlap of orbital ...[Nuclear reactor technology|nuclear power plants]] to produce energy via [[nuclear fission]]. Mercury is a liquid at room temperature and is used in switches

...f> DU is also found in [[Nuclear reprocessing|reprocessed]] spent nuclear reactor fuel, but that kind can be distinguished from DU produced as a byproduct of ...). There was some hope that the enrichment process would be improved and [[Nuclear fission|fission]]able [[isotope]]s of U-235 could, at some future date, be

Refractory metals are used in [[lighting]], tools, [[lubricant]]s, [[nuclear reaction]] [[control rod]]s, as [[catalyst]]s, and for their [[chemical]] o ...be found in [[aircraft]] [[gas turbine]]s, [[vacuum tube]]s and [[nuclear reactor]]s.

...cast zinc in many applications. Success was achieved when they developed a reactor vessel that extruded polystyrene through a heated tube and cutter, producin ...polystyrene was inside a railcar that caught fire), and the [[Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant]] (where fire breached a fire retardant and reached the foamed

==Nuclear reactor fuel== ...is the outer layer of the fuel rods, standing between the coolant and the nuclear fuel. It is made of a [[corrosion]]-resistant material with low [[absorptio

...on to human factors. "The operators were trained but the complexity of the reactor and the control panels nevertheless outstripped their ability to grasp what

*Cadmium is used as a barrier to control neutrons in [[nuclear fission]].<ref name="HgCdPb"/> *The [[pressurized water reactor]] designed by [[Westinghouse Electric Company]] uses an alloy consisting of

===Nuclear properties=== ...ium is a neutron multiplier, releasing more neutrons than it absorbs. This nuclear reaction is:

...e. Its four stable isotopes have 82 [[proton]]s, a "magic number" in the [[nuclear shell model]] of [[atomic nuclei]]. ...es|title = The NUBASE Evaluation of Nuclear and Decay Properties|journal = Nuclear Physics A|volume = 729| pages = 3–128| publisher = Atomic Mass Data Cente

...ult of [[nuclear fission]] and acts as a [[neutron absorber]] in [[nuclear reactor]]s.<ref name="stacey" /> ...sup>133</sup>Xe, ^133mXe, and ¹³⁵Xe are some of the [[nuclear fission|fission]] products of both ²³⁵[[uranium|U]] and <sup>239

...=9D04E0D81431F936A25752C1A962958260 NY Times - Lithuanians Close A Nuclear Reactor After 3 Threats]</ref>

...western.edu/Adobefiles/A961-Isr.pdf Israel's Air Strike Against The Osiraq Reactor: A Retrospective (Anthony Amato) p. 2]</ref> The United Nations Security C

...ajor nuclear accident happened in this region in [[1958]], when a military reactor was damaged, resulting in the spread of radioactive dust over a thousand sq