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fissile material

Title English: 
fissile material
Definition English: 
In nuclear engineering, fissile material is material capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction. By definition, fissile material can sustain a chain reaction with neutrons of any energy. The predominant neutron energy may be typified by either slow neutrons (i.e., a thermal system) or fast neutrons. Fissile material can be used to fuel thermal-neutron reactors, fast-neutron reactors and nuclear explosives.
Title Arabic: 
مواد انشطارية
Title French: 
matières fissiles
Domain: 
Miscellaneous
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