BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature
Guides		 Criticism & Essays Criticism &
Essays		 Questions & Answers Questions &
Answers		 Lesson Plans Lesson
Plans		 My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help


Search "Nuclear Fission"

Navigation

Nuclear Fission

 Print-Friendly  Order the PDF version  Order the RTF version
About 1 pages (30 words)
Nuclear fission Summary

Bookmark and Share Know this topic well? Help others and get FREE products!

Dictionary of Environmental Health

nuclear fission

The splitting of the nucleus of an atom with accompanying release of energy. It is the principle under which NUCLEAR REACTORS generate power.

See also: NUCLEAR FUSION; RADIATION

This is the complete article, containing 30 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page).

View More Summaries on Nuclear fission

 
View all | View only answered questions | View only unanswered questions
Ask any question on Nuclear fission and get it answered FAST!
Answer questions in BookRags Q&A and earn points toward
discounted or even FREE Study Guides and other BookRags products!
Learn more about BookRags Q&A
Copyrights
Nuclear Fission from Dictionary of Environmental Health. ISBN: 0-203-16591-8. Published: 2003–07–18. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags
About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy |