Monday, February 14, 2011

The Nuclear fuel cycle and Nuclear Weapons production explained !



"...Uranium is the basic raw material of both civilian and military nuclear programmes..."

"...When certain atoms of uranium are split in a chain reaction, energy is released. This process is called nuclear fission.

In a nuclear power station this fission occurs slowly, while in a nuclear weapon, very rapidly. In both instances, fission must be very carefully controlled..."

BBC - The Nuclear fuel cycle

The Nuclear fuel cycle and its connections with Nuclear Weapons production explained at the BBC




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