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Nuclear Physics And Reactor Theory

Nuclear Physics And Reactor Theory

Nuclear Physics And Reactor Theory

The Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory Handbook was developed to assist nuclear facility operating contractors in providing operators, maintenance personnel, and the technical staff with the necessary. Topics covered includes: Atomic Nature Of Matter, Chart Of The Nuclides, Mass Defect And Binding Energy, Modes Of Radioactive Decay, Radioactivity, Neutron Interactions, Energy Release From Fission, Interaction Of Radiation With Matter.

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