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Fundamentals
Part I
Unleashing the
Power of the Atom
Objectives
Introduction
Proton:
Neutron:
neutron
proton
Atomic Structure
238 U
92
-> U:
238:
92:
146
uranium
ps + ns
ps
ns
Mass to Energy
Mass to Energy
Fission
Relatively stable
Likely to absorb a neutron (large sa)
236 U fissions readily (large s )
92
f
+ 23592U
236 U
92
235 U
n
+
0
92
236
92U
Fission Fragments
1 n
0
236 U
+ 23592U
92
FF1 + FF2 + 2.43 10n +
Energy
Fission
Scattering (ss)
Absorption (sa)
Fission (sf)
Capture (sc)
92U
FISSION
Capture
Thermal
Absorption
FAST
ns
Thermal
Leakage
THERMAL
ns
Fast
Leakage
Fast
Absorption
THERMALIZATION
keff =
Radioactivity
Alpha (a)
Beta (b)
Gamma (g)
Alpha (a)
Radioactivity
Beta (b)
Radioactivity
Gamma (g)
Radioactivity
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