Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

MOX fuel and Radioactive waste

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between MOX fuel and Radioactive waste

MOX fuel vs. Radioactive waste

Mixed oxide fuel, commonly referred to as MOX fuel, is nuclear fuel that contains more than one oxide of fissile material, usually consisting of plutonium blended with natural uranium, reprocessed uranium, or depleted uranium. Radioactive waste is waste that contains radioactive material.

Similarities between MOX fuel and Radioactive waste

MOX fuel and Radioactive waste have 39 things in common (in Unionpedia): Actinide, Americium, Beta decay, Breeder reactor, Californium, Depleted uranium, Enriched uranium, Fast-neutron reactor, Gamma ray, Isotopes of neptunium, Lead, Light-water reactor, Minor actinide, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Nuclear fission, Nuclear flask, Nuclear fuel, Nuclear fuel cycle, Nuclear power, Nuclear reactor, Nuclear reactor core, Nuclear reprocessing, Nuclear transmutation, Nuclear weapon, Nuclide, Plutonium, Plutonium-238, Plutonium-239, Plutonium-240, Plutonium-241, ..., PUREX, Radioactive decay, Spent nuclear fuel, Thorium, Transuranium element, Uranium dioxide, Uranium-235, Uranium-236, Uranium-238. Expand index (9 more) »

Actinide

The actinide or actinoid (IUPAC nomenclature) series encompasses the 15 metallic chemical elements with atomic numbers from 89 to 103, actinium through lawrencium.

Actinide and MOX fuel · Actinide and Radioactive waste · See more »

Americium

Americium is a synthetic chemical element with symbol Am and atomic number 95.

Americium and MOX fuel · Americium and Radioactive waste · See more »

Beta decay

In nuclear physics, beta decay (β-decay) is a type of radioactive decay in which a beta ray (fast energetic electron or positron) and a neutrino are emitted from an atomic nucleus.

Beta decay and MOX fuel · Beta decay and Radioactive waste · See more »

Breeder reactor

A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.

Breeder reactor and MOX fuel · Breeder reactor and Radioactive waste · See more »

Californium

Californium is a radioactive chemical element with symbol Cf and atomic number 98.

Californium and MOX fuel · Californium and Radioactive waste · See more »

Depleted uranium

Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q-metal, depletalloy or D-38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U-235 than natural uranium.

Depleted uranium and MOX fuel · Depleted uranium and Radioactive waste · See more »

Enriched uranium

Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation.

Enriched uranium and MOX fuel · Enriched uranium and Radioactive waste · See more »

Fast-neutron reactor

A fast-neutron reactor or simply a fast reactor is a category of nuclear reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained by fast neutrons, as opposed to thermal neutrons used in thermal-neutron reactors.

Fast-neutron reactor and MOX fuel · Fast-neutron reactor and Radioactive waste · See more »

Gamma ray

A gamma ray or gamma radiation (symbol γ or \gamma), is penetrating electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei.

Gamma ray and MOX fuel · Gamma ray and Radioactive waste · See more »

Isotopes of neptunium

Neptunium (93Np) is usually considered an artificial element, although trace quantities are found in nature, so thus a standard atomic weight cannot be given.

Isotopes of neptunium and MOX fuel · Isotopes of neptunium and Radioactive waste · See more »

Lead

Lead is a chemical element with symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.

Lead and MOX fuel · Lead and Radioactive waste · See more »

Light-water reactor

The light-water reactor (LWR) is a type of thermal-neutron reactor that uses normal water, as opposed to heavy water, as both its coolant and neutron moderator – furthermore a solid form of fissile elements is used as fuel.

Light-water reactor and MOX fuel · Light-water reactor and Radioactive waste · See more »

Minor actinide

The minor actinides are the actinide elements in used nuclear fuel other than uranium and plutonium, which are termed the major actinides.

MOX fuel and Minor actinide · Minor actinide and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, formed by the Energy Act 2004.

MOX fuel and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear fission

In nuclear physics and nuclear chemistry, nuclear fission is either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts (lighter nuclei).

MOX fuel and Nuclear fission · Nuclear fission and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear flask

A nuclear flask is a shipping container that is used to transport active nuclear materials between nuclear power station and spent fuel reprocessing facilities.

MOX fuel and Nuclear flask · Nuclear flask and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear fuel

Nuclear fuel is a substance that is used in nuclear power stations to produce heat to power turbines.

MOX fuel and Nuclear fuel · Nuclear fuel and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear fuel cycle

The nuclear fuel cycle, also called nuclear fuel chain, is the progression of nuclear fuel through a series of differing stages.

MOX fuel and Nuclear fuel cycle · Nuclear fuel cycle and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear power

Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate heat, which most frequently is then used in steam turbines to produce electricity in a nuclear power plant.

MOX fuel and Nuclear power · Nuclear power and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear reactor

A nuclear reactor, formerly known as an atomic pile, is a device used to initiate and control a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction.

MOX fuel and Nuclear reactor · Nuclear reactor and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear reactor core

A nuclear reactor core is the portion of a nuclear reactor containing the nuclear fuel components where the nuclear reactions take place and the heat is generated.

MOX fuel and Nuclear reactor core · Nuclear reactor core and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear reprocessing

Nuclear reprocessing technology was developed to chemically separate and recover fissionable plutonium from spent nuclear fuel.

MOX fuel and Nuclear reprocessing · Nuclear reprocessing and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear transmutation

Nuclear transmutation is the conversion of one chemical element or an isotope into another chemical element.

MOX fuel and Nuclear transmutation · Nuclear transmutation and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb).

MOX fuel and Nuclear weapon · Nuclear weapon and Radioactive waste · See more »

Nuclide

A nuclide (from nucleus, also known as nuclear species) is an atomic species characterized by the specific constitution of its nucleus, i.e., by its number of protons Z, its number of neutrons N, and its nuclear energy state.

MOX fuel and Nuclide · Nuclide and Radioactive waste · See more »

Plutonium

Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element with symbol Pu and atomic number 94.

MOX fuel and Plutonium · Plutonium and Radioactive waste · See more »

Plutonium-238

Plutonium-238 (also known as Pu-238 or 238Pu) is a radioactive isotope of plutonium that has a half-life of 87.7 years.

MOX fuel and Plutonium-238 · Plutonium-238 and Radioactive waste · See more »

Plutonium-239

Plutonium-239 is an isotope of plutonium.

MOX fuel and Plutonium-239 · Plutonium-239 and Radioactive waste · See more »

Plutonium-240

Plutonium-240 (/Pu-240) is an isotope of the actinide metal plutonium formed when plutonium-239 captures a neutron.

MOX fuel and Plutonium-240 · Plutonium-240 and Radioactive waste · See more »

Plutonium-241

Plutonium-241 (Pu-241) is an isotope of plutonium formed when plutonium-240 captures a neutron.

MOX fuel and Plutonium-241 · Plutonium-241 and Radioactive waste · See more »

PUREX

PUREX is a chemical method used to purify fuel for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons.

MOX fuel and PUREX · PUREX and Radioactive waste · See more »

Radioactive decay

Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay or radioactivity) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy (in terms of mass in its rest frame) by emitting radiation, such as an alpha particle, beta particle with neutrino or only a neutrino in the case of electron capture, gamma ray, or electron in the case of internal conversion.

MOX fuel and Radioactive decay · Radioactive decay and Radioactive waste · See more »

Spent nuclear fuel

Spent nuclear fuel, occasionally called used nuclear fuel, is nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor (usually at a nuclear power plant).

MOX fuel and Spent nuclear fuel · Radioactive waste and Spent nuclear fuel · See more »

Thorium

Thorium is a weakly radioactive metallic chemical element with symbol Th and atomic number 90.

MOX fuel and Thorium · Radioactive waste and Thorium · See more »

Transuranium element

The transuranium elements (also known as transuranic elements) are the chemical elements with atomic numbers greater than 92 (the atomic number of uranium).

MOX fuel and Transuranium element · Radioactive waste and Transuranium element · See more »

Uranium dioxide

Uranium dioxide or uranium(IV) oxide (2), also known as urania or uranous oxide, is an oxide of uranium, and is a black, radioactive, crystalline powder that naturally occurs in the mineral uraninite.

MOX fuel and Uranium dioxide · Radioactive waste and Uranium dioxide · See more »

Uranium-235

Uranium-235 (235U) is an isotope of uranium making up about 0.72% of natural uranium.

MOX fuel and Uranium-235 · Radioactive waste and Uranium-235 · See more »

Uranium-236

Uranium-236 is an isotope of uranium that is neither fissile with thermal neutrons, nor very good fertile material, but is generally considered a nuisance and long-lived radioactive waste.

MOX fuel and Uranium-236 · Radioactive waste and Uranium-236 · See more »

Uranium-238

Uranium-238 (238U or U-238) is the most common isotope of uranium found in nature, with a relative abundance of 99%.

MOX fuel and Uranium-238 · Radioactive waste and Uranium-238 · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

MOX fuel and Radioactive waste Comparison

MOX fuel has 95 relations, while Radioactive waste has 290. As they have in common 39, the Jaccard index is 10.13% = 39 / (95 + 290).

References

This article shows the relationship between MOX fuel and Radioactive waste. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »