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| Artificial Transmutation | An artificially induced nuclear reaction caused by the bombardment of a nucleus with subatomic particiles or small nucei.,  |
| Transmutation | The act or an instance of transmuting; transformation,  |
| Beta Particle | A high-speed electron or positron, especially one emitted in radioactive decay.,  |
| Nuclear Fusion | A nuclear reaction in which two light nuclei (such as hydrogen) combine to form a heavier nuclei (such as helium). The process releases excess binding energy from the reaction, based upon the binding energies of the atoms involved in the process.,  |
| Nuclear Reactor | A nuclear reactor is a device in which nuclear chain reactions are initiated, controlled, and sustained at a steady rate.,  |
| Daughter Nuclide | A nuclide produced by the radioactive decay from another nuclide. May be stable or decay more.,  |
| Alpha Particle | A positively charged particle, indistinguishable from a helium atom nucleus and consisting of two protons and two neutrons.,  |
| Beta Particle | A proton or a neutron, especially as part of an atomic nucleus., |
| Radioactive Tracer | A radioactive isotope which, when injected into a chemically similar substance, or artificially attached to a biological or physical system, can be traced by radiation detection devices,  |
| Chain Reaction | A series of events in which each induces or influences the next. Physics . A multistage,  |
| Control Rod | A steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction,  |
| Nuclide | A type of atom specified by its atomic number, atomic mass, and energy state, such as carbon 14,  |
| Roentgen | A unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air,  |
| Nuclear Waste | A waste product containing radioactive material. It is usually the product of a nuclear process such as nuclear fission, though industries not directly connected to the nuclear power industry may also produce radioactive waste.,  |
| Positron | An elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation,  |
| Magic numbers | Any of the numbers, 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, or 126, that represent the number of neutrons or protons in strongly bound and exceptionally stable atomic nuclei.,  |
| Moderator | Any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors,  |
| Nuclear Power Plant | Commercial and utility plants currently use nuclear fission reactions to heat water to produce steam, which is then used to generate electricity,  |
| Scintillation Counter | Counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation,  |
| Gamma Ray | Electromagnetic radiation emitted by radioactive decay and having energies in a range from ten thousand (104) to ten million (107) electron volts.,  |
