Definition of Fast fission

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Fast fission

The term 'Fast fission' as it applies to the area of nuclear science can be defined as ' Fission of a 'heavy' atom (such as uranium-238) when it absorbs a fast (high energy) neutron. Most fissionable materials need slow (thermal) neutrons in order to fission. '.

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