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Hyperphysics - Nuclear Fission
Description of nuclear fission with details of uranium, other isotopes and the history, good links to other sites.
Hits: 2111
How Nuclear Power Works
A brief description of how Nuclear fission power works from Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com. Concentrating on the fission of Uranium 135.
Hits: 3870
Fast Breeder Reactor
Under appropriate operating conditions, the neutrons given off by fission reactions can "breed" more fuel from otherwise non-fissionable isotopes.
Hits: 1201
Energy from Matter
A nice slideshow covering the history and ideas of fission and fusion, including decay chains and the E=MC2 equation.
Hits: 1685
Nuclear Energy, Fission and Fusion
This is a good short introduction to the topic and includes a link to listen to Einstein talking about his famous equation E=MC2
Hits: 2207
Hyperphysics- Fission Fragments/Iodine-131
Description of the properties of Iodine-131 and its possible uptake by the thyroid.
Hits: 669
Hyperphysics - Fission Fragments/Strontium-90
Description of properties of Strontium-90 and its dangers.
Hits: 625
Hyperphysics - Fission Fragments/Cesium-137
Discussion of the properties of Cesium-137 and its dangers.
Hits: 921
Moments of discovery
Site detailing how fission , pulsars and superconductivity were discovered, with interviews with the scientists who discovered them.
Hits: 819
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