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Fission Explained: Neutron Force and Nuclear Isomers
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Is Nuclear Engineering a Limited Field in Canadian Universities?
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Can Technobabble Be Avoided in Discussions About Quark Technology?
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Detecting scintillation flash using semiconductors
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Is it a myth that France has a successful nuclear industry?
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The Properties of U235 and U238: A Comparison
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Free books about Nuclear Physics
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Smallest Tokamak Reactor Size: Can it be in a Garage?
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Nuclear waste disposal by breakdown
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How Will Shifting to Renewable Energy Affect Our Lives?
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Unravelling the Mystery of Radioactive Decay
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Combine fusion reactors with fission reactors
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What were the flaws of improved RBMK reactors in Slovakia and Bulgaria?
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Fourth Generation Nuclear Weapons
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Should we use nuclear energy yes or no?
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Calculating LLD: Conflicting Equations & Application Specificity
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Controlling the Genie Sequence Analyzer w/ the Genie 2K Programming Library
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Nuclear Reactor Physics Book by Weston M. Stacey
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Nuclear reactor physics by Weston Stacey
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Why D + D Reactions Don't Produce He4: Understanding Nuclear Fusion
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Can Magnetohydrodynamic Propulsion Revolutionize Silent Submarines?
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Is Pu-238 a Viable Alternative to Pu-239 for Nuclear Energy?
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Even if sustained nuclear fusion were possible, commericially viable?
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Clean Fusion Bombs: Possibility of "Clean" Explosions
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Liquid-fuel molten salt reactor?
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Which Canadian colleges offer nuclear engineering programs?
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Can Radiation Be Seen When Contaminated?
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Temperature questions
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How could i build a synchrotron/cyclotron?
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Is it too ammbitious for four freshmen to do this?
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Could i construct a small particle accelerator with the resources of
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What methods are used to model/predict fission reactions?
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Would a universal open-source blueprint/design posted online?
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Is Hyperion Power Generation Real?
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Fusion for Students: Cheapest Neutron & X-Ray Detectors, Vacuum Pumps, Deuterium
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As CO2-GWD, how does nuclear compares to natural gas and oil?
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Conversion from mCi to SV and Vice Versa
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How does Uranium energy equivalence compare to coal in power production?
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Need to interview a professional engineer (help)
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Nuclear Detection Tech: Airborne Sensors for NYC?
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Can Oscillating Magnetic Fields Induce Beta Decay in Radioactive Materials?
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Nuclear Reactor Feedback System
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Neutron flux of nuclear reactor
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What Does 'Remise à l'Aire' Mean in English?
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China Nuclear Power: AP1000 Adoption Analysis
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Build Nuclear Power Plant in Record Time - No Red Tape
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Safety protocols for nuclear power
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Benefit of using Nodal method instead of finite difference method?
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Whats the holdup with Fusion Power?
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Fissionable Elements - Substitute teacher looking for answer
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What is the link between nuclear weapons and nuclear power stations?
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Run WIMS-D5 on Win XP: Solutions & Alternatives
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What Is the True Energy Cost of Achieving a Fusion Energy Gain Factor?
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Redundancy Concept and ECCS in NPP
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Is Nuclear Engineering the Next Hot Job?
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Neutron absorption cross section
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Which Photon Buildup Model in Shielding is Most Reliable?
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New Fusion Researcher from Down Under | Steven
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Calculating Safe Distance for Unshielded Iridium-192 Source in Radiography
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Hamilton nuclear reactor analysis
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Explore Alternative Transient Analysis Codes for Neutronic Operations
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Microshielding calculation for nuclear facilities
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Accidental contact with a radioactive substance
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Pros and Cons of Fusion Power Generation
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What is stuied in Nuclear Engineering?
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Is a NERVA Rocket Safe to Use in an Atmosphere?
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Burning nuclear-grade graphites
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Probably s tupid question but
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Make a Fusion Generator with $10K, 10 People, 1 Year
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Conversions from MeV to Rad or Gy
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Questions about fusion (from a high-schooler)
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Hypothetical: Large Thermonuclear Detonation
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How dangerous is plutonium ingestion?
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What elements are used to prevent losing neutrons?
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Uranium 235 or Plutonium 239: Which is Better for Atomic Bombs?
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Cost of Little Boy & Fat Man | Plutonium & Uranium Prices
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Why does Uranium-238 absorb fast moving neutrons
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Radioactive Materials: Skin Contamination Risk & Spread Possibilities
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Power Coefficient in PWRs - Fuel & Coolant Temp. Coeff.
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Could fusion be generated with very high voltage?
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Nuclear Mathematics: Simplifying Complex Equations in Reactor Physics
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Why is artificial transmutation not started?
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Is it possible to produce a centafuges machines?
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Why we need heavy water to produce plutonium?
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How Much Electricity Can Be Generated from the Decay Heat of Nuclear Waste?
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Is Rocketing Nuclear Waste into the Sun a Viable Solution?
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Atomic X and Gamma Rays: Physical Process
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U235 Centrafuges Needed to Make a Nuclear Weapon
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15 new reactor applications to NRC
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Station blackout in nuclear power plants
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Convert Voltage Readings to Radiation Dose Rate (Sievert)
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MOX Fuel Usage in 3rd Gen Reactors: Questions & Comments
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Chemical form of uranium in a bomb?
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Was the Reactor Vessel Damaged in the TMI Accident?
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Solve Diffusion Equation for Neutron Flux in Multiplying Sphere
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Thorium vs Uranium: Examining Heat Transfer Efficiency
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Safety of a pebble bed reactor.
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How Can We Effectively Destroy An Asteroid Headed for Earth?
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I heard that if you took a peice of the sun the size of a pinpoint
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How important is chemistry for this major?
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