Nuclear technology uses the nuclear reactions of atomic nuclei.
Nuclear reactors, nuclear power, nuclear medicine including radiology and nuclear weapons all use this technology. It is also used in smoke detectors and gun sights.
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| Neutron |
- Activation
- Capture
- Poison
- Cross section
- Generator
- Radiation
- Reflector
- Temperature
- Thermal
- Fast
- Fusion
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| Medicine | | Imaging | |
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| Therapy |
- Fast-neutron
- Neutron capture therapy of cancer
- Targeted alpha-particle
- Proton-beam
- Tomotherapy
- Brachytherapy
- Radiosurgery
- Radiopharmacology
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| Processing |
- Atomic gardening
- Electron-beam processing
- Food irradiation
- Gemstone irradiation
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| Weapons | | Topics | |
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| Lists |
- States with nuclear weapons
- Historical stockpiles and tests
- Tests
- Tests in the United States
- WMD treaties
- Weapon-free zones
- Weapons
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| Waste | | Products |
- Actinide
- Reprocessed uranium
- Reactor-grade plutonium
- Minor actinide
- Activation
- Fission
- Actinide chemistry
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| Disposal |
- Fuel cycle
- High-level (HLW)
- Low-level (LLW)
- Nuclear decommissioning
- Repository
- Reprocessing
- Spent fuel
- Transmutation
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Template:Nuclear fission reactors
Template:Nuclear fusion reactors |
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Consult also Human Connectome Project.