Meaning FISSIONABLE MATERIAL
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FISSIONABLE MATERIALA substance whose atoms can be split by slow neutrons. Uranium-235, plutonium-239 and uranium-233 are fissionable materials.
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FISSIONABLE MATERIALA nuclide that is capable of undergoing fission after capturing either high-energy (fast) neutrons or low-energy thermal (slow) neutrons. Although formerly used as a synonym for fissile material, fissionable materials also include those (such as uranium-238) that can be fissioned only with high-energy neutrons. As a result, fissile materials (such [..]
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FISSIONABLE MATERIALCommonly used as a synonym for fissile material, the meaning of this term has been extended to include material that can be fissioned by fast neutrons, such as uranium-238.
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FISSIONABLE MATERIALserif"> - Any material readily fissioned by slow neutrons, for example, uranium 235 and plutonium 239.
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