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Page 79
... uranium atom strikes and fissions the nucleus of another uranium atom . Neutrons in this nucleus in turn fly out and strike the nuclei of other uranium atoms near by . Still more energy and still more neutrons are thus released , and in ...
... uranium atom strikes and fissions the nucleus of another uranium atom . Neutrons in this nucleus in turn fly out and strike the nuclei of other uranium atoms near by . Still more energy and still more neutrons are thus released , and in ...
Page 87
... uranium can produce as much heat energy as the burning of 2,600,000 pounds of coal . In practice , more than one pound of uranium will be needed , in order to have enough to start a chain reaction in the reactor . But no longer will it ...
... uranium can produce as much heat energy as the burning of 2,600,000 pounds of coal . In practice , more than one pound of uranium will be needed , in order to have enough to start a chain reaction in the reactor . But no longer will it ...
Page 89
... uranium 238 as well as the scarcer uranium 235. An experimental breeder re- actor already has been operated in Idaho for more than two years , producing all the elec- tricity needed to supply light and power for the building in which it ...
... uranium 238 as well as the scarcer uranium 235. An experimental breeder re- actor already has been operated in Idaho for more than two years , producing all the elec- tricity needed to supply light and power for the building in which it ...
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Britains Fabulous Crown Colony on the South China | 6 |
War and Quiet on the Laos Frontier Everyday Life Goes On | 6 |
Scotlands Golden Eagles at Home Climbing Perilous Cliffs to Lofty Eyries | 6 |
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