THERMAL REACTORS

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Fast neutrons produced in the fission reaction are slowed when they bounce off light atoms such as hydrogen or carbon and contains a large amount of such moderating material to slow down the fission neutrons. This takes advantage of the fact that the probability of a neutron being absorbed into another 235U nucleus is much higher at low neutron energy.                                                                                                                      
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    COAL VS. URANIUM

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    A chunk of coal and chunk of natural (unenriched) uranium, both weighing the same (1 kg) and both mined and isolated straight out of the earth. If we could suck all the energy out of the coal, it would run a 100W light-bulb for about 4 days. With the uranium, we could run the bulb for about 180 years

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    The neutron is a subatomic hadron particle which has the symbol n or n0, no net electric charge and a mass slightly larger than that of a proton. With the exception of hydrogen, nuclei of atoms consist of protons and neutrons, which are therefore collectively referred to as nucleons.

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