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... uranium 235 releases an average of two - and - a - half high- energy neutrons . In order to keep the reaction going continually ( a chain reaction ) , one of the neutrons must trigger another fission and the rest are divided between ...
... uranium 235 releases an average of two - and - a - half high- energy neutrons . In order to keep the reaction going continually ( a chain reaction ) , one of the neutrons must trigger another fission and the rest are divided between ...
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... uranium 238 which becomes plutonium 239. You will note that uranium 235 and uranium 238 along with thorium 232 are natural substances whereas uranium 233 and plutonium 239 are artificial . Breeding ( the making of fresh fuel ) occurs ...
... uranium 238 which becomes plutonium 239. You will note that uranium 235 and uranium 238 along with thorium 232 are natural substances whereas uranium 233 and plutonium 239 are artificial . Breeding ( the making of fresh fuel ) occurs ...
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... uranium 235 , it would be possible to produce electrical power to the extent of one megawatt day or thereabouts . In other words , fissioning one gram of uranium 235 a day would produce about one megawatt . At present efficiency ...
... uranium 235 , it would be possible to produce electrical power to the extent of one megawatt day or thereabouts . In other words , fissioning one gram of uranium 235 a day would produce about one megawatt . At present efficiency ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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