Neutron reflector
A neutron reflector is any material that reflects neutrons. This refers to elastic scattering rather than to a specular reflection. The material may be graphite, beryllium, steel, tungsten carbide, gold, or other materials. A neutron reflector can make an otherwise subcritical mass of fissile material critical, or increase the amount of nuclear fission that a critical or supercritical mass will undergo. Such an effect was exhibited twice in accidents involving the Demon Core, a subcritical plutonium pit that went critical in two separate fatal incidents when the pit's surface was momentarily surrounded by too much neutron reflective material.
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Neutron reflector
A neutron reflector is any material that reflects neutrons. This refers to elastic scattering rather than to a specular reflection. The material may be graphite, beryllium, steel, tungsten carbide, gold, or other materials. A neutron reflector can make an otherwise subcritical mass of fissile material critical, or increase the amount of nuclear fission that a critical or supercritical mass will undergo. Such an effect was exhibited twice in accidents involving the Demon Core, a subcritical plutonium pit that went critical in two separate fatal incidents when the pit's surface was momentarily surrounded by too much neutron reflective material.
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A neutron reflector is any mat ...... h neutron reflective material.
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Een neutronenreflector is een ...... at minder splijtstof nodig is.
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Ein Neutronenreflektor ist ein ...... Reflektormaterial umgeben war.
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Reflektor neutron adalah mater ...... untuk periode yang lebih lama.
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Reflektor neutronów – materiał ...... ciężka woda
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Um reflector de neutrões é qua ...... ítica ou supercrítica sofrerá.
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Un reflector de neutrones es c ...... la cual pasa la masa crítica.
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Un riflettore neutronico è un ...... riflettente sulla superficie.
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Un réflecteur de neutrons est ...... ue ou super-critique produira.
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Відбивач нейтронів — конструкт ...... називатися зоною відтворення.
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A neutron reflector is any mat ...... h neutron reflective material.
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Een neutronenreflector is een ...... at minder splijtstof nodig is.
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Ein Neutronenreflektor ist ein ...... Reflektormaterial umgeben war.
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Reflektor neutron adalah mater ...... oleh bahan reflektif neutron.
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Reflektor neutronów – materiał ...... ciężka woda
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Um reflector de neutrões é qua ...... ítica ou supercrítica sofrerá.
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Un reflector de neutrones es c ...... la cual pasa la masa crítica.
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Un riflettore neutronico è un ...... o di tungsteno, alcuni acciai.
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Un réflecteur de neutrons est ...... ue ou super-critique produira.
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Відбивач нейтронів — конструкт ...... називатися зоною відтворення.
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Neutron reflector
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Neutronenreflector
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Neutronenreflektor
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Reflector de neutrones
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Reflektor neutron
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Reflektor neutronów
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Refletor de neutrões
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Riflettore neutronico
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Réflecteur de neutrons
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Відбивач нейтронів
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