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This informative article answers common questions about nuclear power, isotopes, radioactivity, fission, fusion, reactors like Boiling Water Reactors (BWR), uranium enrichment, waste disposal sites, and the future energy role of nuclear power.
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Nuclear Power Questions Physics 1303
Half-life • The half-life of Pu-239 is 24,000 years. • If a sample of PU-239 emits 16 million alpha particle per second, how long will it take for the emission to drop to 1 million alpha particle per second?
What is the difference between radioactive decay and fission?