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Nuclear Fission and Fusion Richard Lasky – Summer 2010

Nuclear Fission Nuclear fission is the process of splitting atoms, or fissioning them When a nucleus fissions, it splits into several smaller fragments These fragments, or fission products, are about equal to half the original mass Two or three neutrons are also emitted

Nuclear Fission The sum of the masses of these fragments is less than the original mass. This 'missing' mass (about 0.1 percent of the original mass) has been converted into energy according to Einstein's equation

Nuclear Chain Reactions A chain reaction refers to a process in which neutrons released in fission produce an additional fission in at least one further nucleus This nucleus in turn produces neutrons, and the process repeats

Energy Released From Each Fission 165 MeV ~ kinetic energy of fission products 7 MeV ~ gamma rays 6 MeV ~ kinetic energy of the neutrons 7 MeV ~ energy from fission products 6 MeV ~ gamma rays from fission products 9 MeV ~ anti-neutrinos from fission products 200 MeV 1 MeV (million electron volts) = x joules

The process may be controlled (nuclear power) or uncontrolled (nuclear weapons) Nuclear Chain Reactions

Critical Mass Although two to three neutrons are produced for every fission, not all of these neutrons are available for continuing the fission reaction At the point where the chain reaction can become self- sustaining, this is referred to as critical mass A sphere has the minimum possible surface area for a given mass surround the fissionable material with a suitable neutron "reflector“ only about 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of nearly pure or weapon's grade plutonium 239 or about 33 pounds (15 kilograms) uranium 235 is needed to achieve critical mass An Atomic Bomb

Controlled Nuclear Fission To maintain a sustained controlled nuclear reaction, for every 2 or 3 neutrons released, only one must be allowed to strike another uranium nucleus If this ratio is less than one then the reaction will die out; if it is greater than one it will grow uncontrolled (an atomic explosion) A neutron absorbing element must be present to control the amount of free neutrons

Little Boy: A Gun-Type Bomb gun that fired one mass of uranium 235 at another mass of uranium 235, thus creating a supercritical mass

Nuclear Power Plant The chain reaction gives off heat energy The heat energy is used to boil water in the core of the reactor This water from around the nuclear core is sent to another section of the power plant In the heat exchanger, it heats another set of pipes filled with water to make steam The steam in this second set of pipes turns a turbine to generate electricity

Nuclear Fusion Fusion means joining smaller nuclei (the plural of nucleus) to make a larger nucleus The sun uses nuclear fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium atoms This gives off heat and light and other radiation

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