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The 56 pages that link to Nuclear reactor, each with the reason it gives.

• Nuclear fissionRelated: Reactors regulate fission to provide heat for electricity or other applications.

• NeutronRelated: Neutrons sustain fission chains and can also be used for irradiation.

• Neutron captureRelated: Capture in fuel, coolant, and control materials shapes a reactor’s neutron balance.

• ActinideRelated: Reactors enabled the production of plutonium and many heavier synthetic actinides.

• Cherenkov radiationRelated: Fast electrons in reactor water can produce the familiar blue Cherenkov glow.

• Neutron activation analysisRelated: Research reactors have often supplied the neutron flux used to irradiate NAA samples.

• PlutoniumRelated: Neutron irradiation of uranium in reactors produces most plutonium used by humans.

• UraniumRelated: Reactors use uranium fuel to generate heat, usually for electricity production.

• Radiation shieldingRelated: Reactor shielding combines neutron and gamma protection around intense radiation sources.

• TritiumRelated: Reactor neutron reactions can produce tritium in fuel, coolant, or lithium-bearing materials.

• Spontaneous fissionRelated: Spontaneous fission can provide neutrons that contribute to reactor startup and background rates.

• Plutonium-239Related: Reactors produce plutonium-239 through neutron irradiation of uranium-238.

• Neutron cross sectionRelated: Reactor calculations rely on cross sections to predict neutron balance and fuel consumption.

• Boric acidRelated: Dissolved boric acid absorbs neutrons and can help control reactivity in some reactors.

• Fissile materialRelated: Reactors use controlled fission of fissile material to generate heat or neutron flux.

• Cobalt-60Related: Reactor neutron flux is a major route for producing cobalt-60.

• TechnetiumRelated: Reactors produce technetium directly and generate molybdenum-99 for isotope supply.

• Freeman DysonRelated: Dyson contributed to reactor studies and advocated practical uses of nuclear technology.

• Neutron activationRelated: Research reactors provide the neutron flux used for many activation measurements.

• PoloniumRelated: Polonium isotopes can be produced in reactors by neutron irradiation of bismuth.

• John Archibald WheelerRelated: Wheeler worked on reactor theory and helped guide the design of production reactors.

• NeptuniumRelated: Reactor neutrons transform uranium into neptunium isotopes.

• Beryllium oxideRelated: BeO has been used in reactor components and as a neutron moderator because of its thermal and nuclear properties.

• Neutron radiationRelated: Reactor cores produce neutron fields that drive fission and isotope production.

• Cowan–Reines neutrino experimentRelated: Fission products undergoing beta decay generated the experiment’s antineutrinos.

• EinsteiniumRelated: High-flux reactors can produce einsteinium through successive neutron captures.

• Lithium hydrideRelated: LiH has served as a lightweight neutron moderator or shield in some reactor designs.

• Vanguard-class submarineRelated: A reactor supplies the energy that drives each submarine’s propulsion system.