Sentences with phrase «fueled by radioactive decay»
Not exact matches
Natural circulation in the reactor alone is enough to remove all the heat generated by the radioactive decay of the elements in the reactor fuel.
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While the tremendous increase in luminosity is given by energy liberated by the explosion, its gradually fading light is fueled by radioactive cobalt decaying into iron.
Same for radioactive decay of elements in the earth, and I even calculated the energy released by burning of fossil fuels... in the end, all insignificant.