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FISSILE MATERIAL

Specialty Definition: FISSILE MATERIAL

DomainDefinition

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: FISSILE MATERIAL

English words defined with "FISSILE MATERIAL": breeder reactorcore. (references)
Specialty definitions using "FISSILE MATERIAL": critical chain reacting mass, critical massfast breeder reactor, Fertile material, Fissionable materialirradiated fuelmass balance areaNeutron generationplutonium fueled reactor, plutonium reactorseed core, seeded core. (references)

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Commercial Usage: FISSILE MATERIAL

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Treaty on the Cutoff of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons - What to Cover? How to Verify? (reference)

  • Avoiding Nuclear Anarchy: Containing the Threat of Loose Russian Nuclear Weapons and Fissile Material (BCSIA Studies in International Security) (reference)

  • Calculational methods for interacting arrays of fissile material (reference)

  • Challenges of Fissile Material Control (reference)

  • Doe Spent Nuclear Fuel and Fissile Material Management Reno, Nevada, June 16-20, 1996 (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: FISSILE MATERIAL

SubjectTopicQuote

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)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: FISSILE MATERIAL

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George W. Bush

2001-2005Should Iraq acquire fissile material, it would be able to build a nuclear weapon within a year.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: FISSILE MATERIAL

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

fissile material

5
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: FISSILE MATERIAL

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

   

Portuguese

  

matéria físsil para uso pacífico (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

materia fisionable para fines pacíficos (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

fissilt material avsett för fredligt bruk (fissile material for peaceful purposes). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: FISSILE MATERIAL

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Quotations: Speeches
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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