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Can Gamma Radiation Be Deflected by Matching Frequencies of Ionized Radiation?
- naurob03
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Why Are Certain Nuclei Fissionable with Slow Neutrons?
- CRGreathouse
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How are control blades replaced in a nuclear reactor?
- exergetic
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Odd vs. Even number of Nucleons.
- WatermelonPig
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Which fusion reaction produces the most neutrons per unit power?
- Cypher49
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Nuclear plant refueling and temporary workers
- meb66
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What Are the Implications of 13 Neutron Beams Detected at Fukushima?
- Escapekey
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Where are the missing nukes from the 90s now?
- WatermelonPig
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How do hydrogen bombs create radioactive fallout particles?
- robinson
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20 milicuries of iodine 131 in sieverts?
- microcurie
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IF I want to research breeder reactors, do I go for NucEng or Nuclear Physics?
- zheng89120
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Declared Net Capacity in Mega Watts Electrical
- MastersBound
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Shouldn't we disable Nuclear Reactors in California?
- Acuben
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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?
- dimensionless
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Thorium salt reactors in emergencies
- Mike_In_Plano
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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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Radioactive products from lead neutron multiplication in D-T fusion
- 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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Can nuclear bombs be detonated in space without oxygen?
- b.conway
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How do I build a Glow Discharge Tube?
- zheng89120
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June National Conference: Who's Attending Next Week?
- Thermalne
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Hand-held device to measure radiation percentage in the human body?
- Nidal
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Why Governments Chose Nuclear Bombs Over Hydrogen and Atom Bombs
- DynamiteDenis
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Electric duct temperature limits in nuclear plant fire codes
- Atomfritz
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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?
- zheng89120
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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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Does the absorption to scattering cross section ratio vary with neutron energy?
- Jack_O
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Calculating Fission Product Density in a BWR Reactor
- rhema8686
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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
- Calvadosser
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What not use a proportional relief valve?
- tsutsuji
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Nuclear pulse propulsion with low Z propellant?
- Decimator
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Fukushima Fukushima radiation detection and measurement
- Bob S
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Standards for qualifying mechanical equipment in NPPs
- ccll1
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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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Nuclear energy and radiation physics investigation ideas
- fatlady1ac
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How to transform surface deposition in Bq/m^2 to dose equivalent rate in µS/year
- helmut
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How does neutron absorption turn uranium into plutonium?
- ampakine
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Identifying Decay Heat Sources in Reactors Post-Trip
- Freddy_uk
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The roentgen (R, also röntgen) is a unit of measurement for exposure
- RADboy
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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?
- SpunkyMonkey
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A fantastic invention or fantasy?
- kowalskil
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Nondimentional Diffusion Equation
- Nefr-et
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Fukushima Fukushima, Japan – Constructing an Effective First Response
- liamdavis
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How do ionizing chambers detect alpha, beta and gamma radiation?
- RADboy
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Was Helium ever found in fusion reactors?
- Stanley514
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Atomic Mass of Tritium Deuterium - Caveman Logic
- RADboy
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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
- AntonL
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Fukushima Water levels in Fukushima reactors?
- FishmanGeertz
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Why did Chernobyl control rods have graphite moderator tips?
- emanfman
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Nuclear Power Plant criticallity question?
- zaibi113113
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Is Nuclear Power More Efficient Than Coal in Energy Production?
- jschmidt
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Noob questions regarding fusion and fission
- RADboy
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Adjoint flux for multi-group diffusion equation for criticality problem?
- taitae25
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Polywell 1st Quarter 2011 Results Up
- Drakkith
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Earthquakes and mitigation of predictable damage?
- davejjj
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Fukushima Total Fukushima radiation releases compared to total core inventories
- clancy688
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Move over uranium here comes Thorium
- koab1mjr
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What is the Monte Carlo Method for Simulating Neutron Transport using MPI in C?
- Milentije
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Calculating thermal efficiency and performance metrics for nuclear power plants
- zaibi113113
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Nuclear Fusion_New Method_Patent Pending
- Joseph Chikva
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Axial xenon distribution in a PWR
- ulriksvensson
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Nuclear Reactor In Ga. Shuts Down Abruptly
- javadave
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How harmful is nuclear radiation? It depends on the dose received.
- kowalskil
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Nuclear power in US - safety against unforeseen situations.
- Dmytry
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Liquid Nitrogen Injection Underground Last Defense
- rnc2
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Are Heat Pipes Used in Nuclear Reactors for Heat Removal?
- bksree
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Thermal Hydraulics: Connect with Experienced Researchers
- drsenbei
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UPRATING Of Older US Nuclear Plants
- Joe Neubarth
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Heat Conduction with a nuclear source
- traijan
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Non nuclear part of a nuclear power plant
- fatra2
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Do Japanese authorities need to cool before dismantle
- cloa513
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Burying Nuclear Waste: Is it Necessary?
- Kracatoan
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Fukushima Total fukushima I-131 release vs chernobyl, in curies
- somaholiday
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Calculate total destruction OF NUCLEAR BOMB
- maghilani
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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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