Nuclear physics is a forbidding subject, even for trained physicists. To understand current news and discussions about nuclear science and technology, some background knowledge is required, and the ...

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The origin of xenon in the containment of Fukushima Daiichi 2 is currently considered to be spontaneous fission, a process of radioactive decay not involving any chain reaction. The origin of xenon in ...

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The Tokyo Electric Power Company in Japan plans to revise its criteria for determining if a damaged nuclear power plant is poised to start a dangerous, “critical” chain reaction of fission. The ...