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Energy | Although sometimes used as a synonym for fissionable material, this term has acquired a more restricted meaning. Namely, any material fissionable by thermal (slow) neutrons. The three primary fissile materials are uranium-233, uranium-235, and plutonium-239. (references) |
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Crosswords: FISSILE MATERIAL |
| English words defined with "FISSILE MATERIAL": breeder reactor ♦ core. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "FISSILE MATERIAL": critical chain reacting mass, critical mass ♦ fast breeder reactor, Fertile material, Fissionable material ♦ irradiated fuel ♦ mass balance area ♦ Neutron generation ♦ plutonium fueled reactor, plutonium reactor ♦ seed core, seeded core. (references) |
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Economic History | Russia | Construction continues on a facility for the storage of fissile material derived from dismantled Russian weapons at Mayak in the Southern Urals. (references) |
India | However, India has yet to sign the CTBT, agree to a fissile material production moratorium, or define its intentions on acquiring a nuclear deterrent clearly. (references) | |
Russia | Production of the containers began in October 1995, and initial shipments to Russia began in December 1995. Through FY 1999, more than 32,000 fissile material containers have been produced and delivered. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Should Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
fissile material | 5 |
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| Language | Translations for "FISSILE MATERIAL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fissilt materiale til fredelige formaal (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | splijtbaar materiaal voor vreedzame doeleinden (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | rauhanomaisiin tarkoituksiin käytettävä fissiokelpoinen aine (fissile material for peaceful purposes), rauhanomaisiin tarkoituksiin käytettävä fissioituva aine (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | matière fissile usage pacifique (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | spaltbares Material fuer friedliche Zwecke (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σχάσιμο υλικό για ειρηνικές εφαρμογές (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | materia fissile per scopi pacifici (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | issilefay aterialmay matéria físsil para uso pacífico (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) materia fisionable para fines pacíficos (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) fissilt material avsett för fredligt bruk (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-f-i-i-i-l-l-m-r-s-s-t" | |
-3 letters: familiarises, materialises. | |
-4 letters: familiarise, literalisms, materialise, militarises. | |
-5 letters: aerialists, artemisias, assimilate, filariases, filariasis, lamaseries, literalism, militaries, militarise, millerites, milliaries, misrelates, semestrial, stellifies. | |
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