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nuclear energy

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a type of nuclear fusion that some scientists believe can happen at the normal temperature inside a building

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the central part of a nuclear reactor

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the smallest amount of a substance needed to cause a nuclear reaction

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a large machine used for producing nuclear energy

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the process in which atoms combine to produce nuclear energy

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water with the hydrogen in it replaced by deuterium that is used in nuclear reactors

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an accident in a nuclear reactor in which the temperature increases in the nuclear fuel until it melts and bursts through its container so that radiation comes out

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relating to energy produced by changing the structure of the central part of an atom

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energy that is produced when the structure of the central part of an atom is changed

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the process of separating the central part of an atom into parts in order to produce nuclear energy

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the process of combining the central parts of particular atoms, for example hydrogen atoms, in order to produce nuclear energy

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power, usually in the form of electricity, that is produced by nuclear energy

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a machine used for producing nuclear energy, usually in the form of electricity

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dangerous substances that remain after nuclear energy has been produced

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a radioactive substance used in making nuclear power

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a pressurized water reactor: a type of nuclear reactor

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a form of energy produced during a nuclear reaction that is used for making electrical power but can also kill or harm humans who receive too much of it

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the harmful waste that is produced while making nuclear energy

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a nuclear reactor

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involving nuclear reactions in which atoms join together at very high temperatures and produce a lot of energy