ConversionIn nuclear technology the conversion of a substance in a fis... of non-fissionable into fissionable material, e.g. uranium-238 into plutonium-239 or thorium-232 into uranium-233. NeutronUncharged elementary particle with a mass of 1.67492716 ·10... radiationEnergy dispersion through matter or space. In atomic physics... in a reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai... produces uranium-239 from uranium-238 by neutronUncharged elementary particle with a mass of 1.67492716 ·10... capture; uranium-239 converts into plutonium-239 following two subsequent beta decays.
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