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How are control blades replaced in a nuclear reactor?
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Odd vs. Even number of Nucleons.
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Max Neutron Output from Fusion: Power Requirements & Comparisons
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Nuclear plant refueling and temporary workers
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What Are the Implications of 13 Neutron Beams Detected at Fukushima?
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Where are the missing nukes from the 90s now?
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How do hydrogen bombs create radioactive fallout particles?
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20 milicuries of iodine 131 in sieverts?
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IF I want to research breeder reactors, do I go for NucEng or Nuclear Physics?
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Declared Net Capacity in Mega Watts Electrical
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Shouldn't we disable Nuclear Reactors in California?
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Coal Ash Is More Radioactive than Nuclear Waste?
  • rogerl
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How long will our Nuclear Fuel resources Last?
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Thorium salt reactors in emergencies
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Could Tungsten or Tantalum Replace Thorium in Nuclear Reactors?
  • Stanley514
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Nuclear Plant - Active Component (Valves)
  • MastersBound
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Fusion Energy is Dirty: Learn about Negative Implications
  • Enthalpy
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How can I conduct a nuclear experiment without purchasing expensive equipment?
  • michael60622
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Calculating Specific Activity of Encapsulated Radionuclides from Halflife
  • tehfrr
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Nuclear Fusion and Nuclear Fission, safety and efficiency
  • fatlady1ac
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Why aren't more breeder reactors being built?
  • sari
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What Code Can Predict Neutron and Gamma Yields from an AmBe Source?
  • terryphi
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Atomic/Nuclear Bombs in Space: Oxygen Required?
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How do I build a Glow Discharge Tube?
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June National Conference: Who's Attending Next Week?
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Radiation Detection: Hand-Held Device for Human Body
  • Nidal
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Why Governments Chose Nuclear Bombs Over Hydrogen and Atom Bombs
  • DynamiteDenis
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NPP Fire Codes: Containment Penetrations and Electrical Ducts Temperature Limits
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Fukushima Fukushima Unit Four: Details and Risks of the Hydrogen Explosion
  • Quim
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How did they shut down the TMI-2 reactor?
  • FishmanGeertz
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I heard the ITER could achieve Q = 10, what about the engineering (actual) Q?
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Fukushima Has Fukushima Changed Your Position?
  • swl
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Can a cyclotron be used for nuclear fusion
  • RADboy
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Mission using Pratt and Whitney TRITON engine
  • aquitaine
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Isotopic Abundance: What is it and how does it affect nuclear processes?
  • Makveger
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Could Nuclear Reactors Cause More Long-Term Contamination Than Nuclear Bombs?
  • FishmanGeertz
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Quick question about neutron scattering and absorption cross sections
  • Jack_O
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Calculating Fission Product Density in a BWR Reactor
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Has anyone measured the light intensity given off in a fusion reactor?
  • 68658
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What Could a Fusion 'Breakeven' Reactor Look Like?
  • 68658
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Questions on nuclear power plant
  • anti_matter
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What is the difference in radiation dosage between digital and film x-rays?
  • Nidal
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Elementary questions on biological shielding in nuclear submarines
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What not use a proportional relief valve?
  • tsutsuji
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Nuclear pulse propulsion with low Z propellant?
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Fukushima Fukushima radiation detection and measurement
  • Bob S
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Standards for qualifying mechanical equipment in NPPs
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What are Fission Recoil Fragments and How Are They Formed?
  • RADboy
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Completely safe nuclear reactions?
  • Stanley514
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Physics Issues Investigation on Nuclear Fusion or Fission question help
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How to transform surface deposition in Bq/m^2 to dose equivalent rate in µS/year
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How does neutron absorption turn uranium into plutonium?
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Identifying Decay Heat Sources in Reactors Post-Trip
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The roentgen (R, also röntgen) is a unit of measurement for exposure
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Resonance Self Shielding Correction Definition
  • terryphi
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PWR Pressure Drop: Plenum to Plenum Pressure Drop
  • matt222
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Hazardous Radioactive Materials
  • Drakkith
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Was Fukushima Unit 3 a Nuclear Explosion?
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A fantastic invention or fantasy?
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Nondimentional Diffusion Equation
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Fukushima Fukushima, Japan – Constructing an Effective First Response
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Understanding Ionizing Chambers: Alpha, Beta & Gamma Radiation
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Was Helium ever found in fusion reactors?
  • Stanley514
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Atomic Mass of Tritium Deuterium - Caveman Logic
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How Does Zirconium React in High-Temperature Environments of Nuclear Reactors?
  • Jack_O
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Nuclear Waste - Not in my back yard
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Fukushima Water levels in Fukushima reactors?
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The Logic Behind Chernobyl: Control Rods and Moderators
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Nuclear Power Plant criticallity question?
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Is Nuclear Power More Efficient Than Coal in Energy Production?
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Noob questions regarding fusion and fission
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Adjoint flux for multi-group diffusion equation for criticality problem?
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Polywell 1st Quarter 2011 Results Up
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Earthquakes and mitigation of predictable damage?
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Fukushima Total Fukushima radiation releases compared to total core inventories
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Move over uranium here comes Thorium
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What is the Monte Carlo Method for Simulating Neutron Transport using MPI in C?
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Need help with solving nuclear power plant problem
  • zaibi113113
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Nuclear Fusion_New Method_Patent Pending
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Axial xenon distribution in a PWR
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Nuclear Reactor In Ga. Shuts Down Abruptly
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How harmful is nuclear radiation? It depends on the dose received.
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Nuclear power in US - safety against unforeseen situations.
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Liquid Nitrogen Injection Underground Last Defense
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Are Heat Pipes Used in Nuclear Reactors for Heat Removal?
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Thermal Hydraulics: Connect with Experienced Researchers
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UPRATING Of Older US Nuclear Plants
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Heat Conduction with a nuclear source
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Non nuclear part of a nuclear power plant
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Do Japanese authorities need to cool before dismantle
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Burying Nuclear Waste: Is it Necessary?
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Fukushima Total fukushima I-131 release vs chernobyl, in curies
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Calculate total destruction OF NUCLEAR BOMB
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Questions about Fusion - Get Answers Here
  • Kaldanis
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The Absolute Worst Nuclear Reactor Disaster
  • Violator
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Fukushima Underestimating the ongoing disaster at Fukushima vs Chernobyl?
  • Arm_Chair_QB
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Radiation protection/ effects of radiation
  • Astronuc
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Heat released in neutron capture by boron
  • physics_dipsi
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Chernobyl Actual, current dose rate levels near Chernobyl.
  • vanesch
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Fukushima Radiation Contamination Thread re Fukushima
  • Joe Neubarth
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