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...a by-product of nuclear power generation and other applications of nuclear fission or nuclear technology, such as research and medicine. ...aste]] (HLW)''': This is produced by nuclear reactors and contains fission products and transuranic elements generated in the reactor core. It is highly radioa

...other [[fission products]]. These isotopes are produced during the nuclear fission process in a nuclear reactor. After the fuel has been in the reactor for a * [[Nuclear fission]]

...a chain reaction producing a steady flow of [[neutrons]] generated by the fission of heavy [[nucleus|nuclei]]. They are, essentially, the heart of [[nuclear * [[Nuclear Fission]]: The process by which the nucleus of an atom is split into two or more sm

...and subatomic particles. The difference in mass between the reactants and products is manifested as the release of large amounts of energy. ...he nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller, lighter nuclei. The fission process often produces gamma photons, and releases a very large amount of e

...h the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei as fission products, and usually some by-product particles.

...es (neutrons or protons). The difference in mass between the reactants and products is manifested as the release of large amounts of energy. This difference in * [[Nuclear Fission]]

...leus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei, along with some by-products. This is the reaction that powers an atomic bomb.

...leus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei, along with some by-products.