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FurrowNuclearEnergy

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show energy stored in the nucleus of an atom  
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show the splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei  
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show the combining of two nuclei to produce a larger nucleus  
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show fissile isotope of Uranium, used in power plants to generate electricity  
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Uranium 238   show
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show neutral atomic particle used to split Uranium nuclei  
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generator   show
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show radioactive element formed when U238 absorbs two neutrons that undergo beta decay  
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show element containing one proton that can be used for nuclear fusion  
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show waste product of nuclear fusion  
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show the total amount of energy in the particles of a substance  
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show in 1986, a nuclear reactor explodes here and releases 100 times more radiation than bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki  
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show four of six reactors were damaged at a nuclear power plant here when, in 2011, an earthquake at sea caused a tsunami to hit the plant  
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show nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania that suffered a partial meltdown in 1979  
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show a device made to revolve by, often, using steam  
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meltdown   show
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