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The 19 pages that link to Nuclear chain reaction, each with the reason it gives.

• Nuclear fissionRelated: Fission becomes self-sustaining when enough emitted neutrons cause additional fissions.

• Nuclear reactorNarrower topic: A reactor is designed to sustain and control this multiplying sequence.

• Nuclear weaponRelated: A rapidly multiplying chain reaction produces the brief, intense energy release of a fission explosion.

• Nuclear powerRelated: In a reactor, sustained fission depends on neutrons triggering additional fissions.

• Lise MeitnerBroader topic: The neutrons produced by fission can sustain a chain reaction, extending the process beyond an isolated split.

• Nuclear power plantRelated: A controlled chain reaction maintains the heat source inside the reactor.

• Nuclear fuelRelated: Fissile fuel releases energy continuously when each fission helps trigger another.

• Nuclear safetyRelated: Controlling the chain reaction is central to keeping a reactor within safe operating conditions.

• Critical massNarrower topic: Critical mass marks the conditions under which fission-generated neutrons can maintain this sequence.

• Chicago Pile-1Related: The pile became self-sustaining when each fission produced, on average, enough neutrons to cause another.

• Boiling water reactorNarrower topic: The reactor’s heat source depends on sustaining a controlled fission chain reaction.

• Leo SzilardNarrower topic: Szilard conceived how neutrons from one fission could sustain successive fissions.

• Frédéric Joliot-CurieRelated: Joliot and colleagues explored chain reactions in research that contributed to France’s early nuclear program.

• Little BoyRelated: Fission in Little Boy multiplied rapidly through a chain reaction.

• Nuclear weapon designRelated: Rapidly multiplying fission reactions distinguish a nuclear detonation from ordinary chemical explosions.

• Discovery of the neutronRelated: Neutrons released by fission can sustain a multiplying sequence of further fissions.

• Ida NoddackRelated: Once fission was established, its released neutrons made chain reactions a consequential possibility.

• Nuclear technologyRelated: Reactor operation depends on controlling whether each fission generation replaces, exceeds, or falls short of the last.

• Yakov ZeldovichRelated: His early calculations addressed whether fission could sustain an explosive chain reaction.