OBJECTIVESDOE-HDBK-1019/1-93Atomic and Nuclear PhysicsTERMINAL OBJECTIVE4.0Without references, DESCRIBE the fission process.ENABLING OBJECTIVES4.1EXPLAIN the fission process using the liquid drop model of a nucleus.4.2DEFINE the following terms:a.Excitation energyb.Critical energy4.3DEFINE the following terms:a.Fissile materialb.Fissionable materialc.Fertile material4.4DESCRIBE the processes of transmutation, conversion, and breeding.4.5DESCRIBE the curve of Binding Energy per Nucleon versus mass number and give aqualitative description of the reasons for its shape.4.6EXPLAIN why only the heaviest nuclei are easily fissioned.4.7EXPLAIN why uranium-235 fissions with thermal neutrons and uranium-238 fissions onlywith fast neutrons.4.8CHARACTERIZE the fission products in terms of mass groupings and radioactivity.4.9Given the nuclides involved and their masses, CALCULATE the energy released fromfission.4.10Given the curve of Binding Energy per Nucleon versus mass number, CALCULATE theenergy released from fission.NP-01Page xRev. 0
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