zirconium — [zər kō′nē əm] n. [ModL < ZIRCONIA + IUM: name proposed (1808) by DAVY Sir Humphry for element later isolated (1824) by BERZELIUS Baron Jöns Jakob] a hard, ductile, gray or black, metallic chemical element found combined in zircon, etc., and… … English World dictionary
zirconium — zirconic /zerr kon ik/, adj. /zerr koh nee euhm/, n. Chem. a metallic element found combined in zircon, baddeleyite, etc., resembling titanium chemically: used in steel metallurgy, as a scavenger, as a refractory, and as an opacifier in vitreous… … Universalium
Zirconium carbide — Chembox new Name = Zirconium carbide ImageFile = Zirconium(IV) carbide.jpg ImageName = Zirconium carbide OtherNames = zirconium(IV) carbide Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 12070 14 3 Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = ZrC MolarMass =… … Wikipedia
Zirconium-93 — 93Zr is a radioisotope of zirconium with a half life of 1.53 million years, decaying with a low energy beta particle to Niobium 93m, which decays with a halflife of 14 years and a low energy gamma ray to ordinary 93Nb. It is one of only 7 long… … Wikipedia
Cladding (Kerntechnik) — Die Brennstabhülle ist die äußere Umschließung eines Brennstabs in einem Kernreaktor. Viele einzelne Brennstäbe bilden ein Brennelement. Ein Brennstab besteht aus der Brennstabhülle (auch Hüllrohr genannt), in dem sich der Kernbrennstoff in Form… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Behavior of nuclear fuel during a reactor accident — This page is devoted to a discussion of how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel behaves during both normal nuclear reactor operation and under reactor accident conditions such as overheating. Work in this area is often very expensive to conduct, and so… … Wikipedia
Nuclear fuel response to reactor accidents — This page is devoted to a discussion of how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel behaves during both normal nuclear reactor operation and under reactor accident conditions such as overheating. Work in this area is often very expensive to conduct, and so… … Wikipedia
nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them … Universalium
Uranium dioxide — Chembox new Name = Uranium dioxide ImageFile = UO2lattice.jpg IUPACName = Uranium dioxide Uranium(IV) oxide Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 1344 57 6 Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = UO2 MolarMass = 270 g/mol Solvent = other… … Wikipedia
Fernald Feed Materials Production Center — The Fernald Feed Materials Production Center (commonly referred to simply as Fernald) was a uranium processing facility located near the rural town of Fernald, in Hamilton County, Ohio, about 20 miles northwest of Cincinnati, which fabricated… … Wikipedia
Three Mile Island — an island in the Susquehanna River, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, SE of Harrisburg: scene of a near disastrous accident at a nuclear plant in 1979 that raised the issue of nuclear energy safety. * * * Nuclear power station near Harrisburg, Pa … Universalium