Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Question about fission !?

Reaction number one is the most likely to occur based on the fact that the fission products in this reaction have a higher binding energy per nucleon than those in reaction number two. This is important for nuclear power because Xenon is a nuclear poison, meaning it has a high tendency to absorb neutrons. This allows operators to anticipate reactor power changes over time after short duration power changes.

0 comments:

Post a Comment