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...is, therefore, able to enrich the uranium needed to fuel about eight large nuclear power stations. [[Category:Nuclear fuels]] ...

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== Nuclear thermal rocket == {{main|Nuclear thermal rocket}} ...

...oton rockets are proposed to be powered by onboard generators, as in the [[nuclear photonic rocket]]. The standard textbook case of such a rocket is the ideal ...pose the total mass of the photon rocket/spacecraft is ''M'' that includes fuels with a mass of ''αM'' with ''α'' < 1.  Assuming the fuel mass to propulsion ...

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...an outdated nuclear power plant is slightly lower at 32%. GenIII and GenIV Nuclear Fission plants can get up to 90% efficient{{Citation needed|reason=this doe ...composed of carbon and hydrogen molecules of various sizes, various fossil fuels can be utilized. For example, [[methanol]], [[ethanol]], and [[methane]] c ...

...Bernard |title=Recycling the Actinides, The Cornerstone of Any Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Cycles |journal=Procedia Chemistry |date=2012 |volume=7 |pages=349–357 == Managing spent nuclear fuel == ...

...obile production system based on a portable heat source (a [[nuclear power|nuclear reactor]] was considered) was being investigated with utmost interest. ...r]]) and by numerous practical issues (insufficient temperatures from even nuclear reactors, slow reactivities, reactor corrosion, significant losses of inter ...

...generation and migration in Boom Clay, a potential host rock formation for nuclear waste storage | journal = Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry ...

...the products of the oxidation reaction into valuable fuels. These gaseous fuels can be pressurized and stored for a later use. For this reason, rSOCs are r ...ized by gas mixtures that are fully oxidized, hence they cannot be used as fuels in the rSOC; ...

...quate fuel. Constant acceleration is only feasible with the development of fuels with a much higher [[specific impulse]] than presently available. ...lities for the motor ship approach are nuclear and matter–antimatter based fuels. ...

...icium-241 dioxide]] ({{sup|241}}AmO{{sub|2}}). This isotope also has one [[nuclear isomer|meta state]], {{sup|241m}}Am, with an excitation energy of {{convert Americium-241 has been produced in small quantities in [[nuclear reactor]]s for decades, and many kilograms of {{sup|241}}Am have been accum ...

...quipment and fuels, [[Excise|excises]] impacting the cost of production of fuels, [[carbon tax|carbon taxes]] for offsetting the [[social cost of carbon]] a ...ng.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}} Assuming a low discount rate favours nuclear and sustainable energy projects, which require a high initial investment bu ...

...sources of carbon (such as modern pollutants or ancient carbon from fossil fuels) alter a sample’s true radiocarbon signature. ...learly seen in tree rings from years such as 1963, when {{chem|14|C}} from nuclear testing rose sharply through the year.<ref name="Grootes">{{Cite journal|ti ...

...in Earth's atmosphere|atmospheric carbon dioxide]], etc.) into sustainable fuels (or energy vectors) and value-added chemicals. It encompasses a set of idea ...September 2020 |title=Photocatalytic Conversion of Waste Plastics into C 2 Fuels under Simulated Natural Environment Conditions |url=https://onlinelibrary.w ...

...energies of formation]] were needed for the assessment of potential rocket fuels. Fulmer established equipment and skills for very accurate measurement of h ...Elemental Germans – Klaus Fuchs, Rudolf Peierls and the making of British Nuclear Culture 1939-59 ...

...al Bureau of Standards]] (NBS). Since it was produced after the start of [[nuclear weapon testing]] it incorporates carbon-14 produced by [[neutron]]s in the ...

...s. [[Hydrogen]], which is rarely used, can be obtained from either fossil fuels or renewable energy. ...DeLuchi|title=Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from the Use of Transportation Fuels and Electricity: Main text|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZcTmKEe7of ...

...compete with [[solar energy]], [[nuclear power|nuclear energy]], [[fossil fuels]], conventional [[wind power]], DWKPS, or other [[renewable energy]] source ...

...l has measures to ensure that nations that are already reliant on [[fossil fuels]] are not left behind in the transition to renewable energy.<ref>{{Cite web ...es to implement greater direct electrification as well as to develop clean fuels (including hydrogen<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/en ...