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Outline of nuclear technology
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<h2 id="essence-of-nuclear-technology">Essence of nuclear technology</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Nuclear_technology/lQvzhH3g">Nuclear technology</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Atomic_nucleus/orpIm5Xl">Atomic nucleus</a></li></ul> <h2 id="branches-of-nuclear-technology">Branches of nuclear technology</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_engineering/wu26D25C">Nuclear engineering</a></li></ul> <h2 id="history-of-nuclear-technology">History of nuclear technology</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Nuclear_technology/lQvzhH3g">Nuclear technology § History</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_power/jzSyvxSn">History of nuclear power</a></li></ul> <h3>History of nuclear weapons</h3> <h2 id="nuclear-material">Nuclear material</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Nuclear_material/K4FIY8KE">Nuclear material</a></p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_fuel/8RhAomlJ">Nuclear fuel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fertile_material/Gt9u52G8">Fertile material</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thorium/ysdWH470">Thorium</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Uranium/n2sGWBzU">Uranium</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Enriched_uranium/vSb2Tcsb">Enriched uranium</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Depleted_uranium/oKGvpUlW">Depleted uranium</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Plutonium/4bUw9zH3">Plutonium</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Deuterium/Bv4wfCkw">Deuterium</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tritium/HWSa6EHy">Tritium</a></li></ul> <h2 id="nuclear-power">Nuclear power</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Nuclear_power/jzSyvxSn">Nuclear power</a> – </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_nuclear_power_stations/GKIFDucQ">List of nuclear power stations</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_reactor_technology/8xqjIbge">Nuclear reactor technology</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fusion_power/jyETSzm4">Fusion power</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Inertial_fusion_power_plant/D4ylnK8T">Inertial fusion power plant</a></li> <li>Reactor types <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_nuclear_reactors/tW6yRs6d">List of nuclear reactors</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Advanced_gas-cooled_reactor/kJQDVq55">Advanced gas-cooled reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Boiling_water_reactor/nc0lJKTS">Boiling water reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fast_breeder_reactor/jt0VeXUa">Fast breeder reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fast_neutron_reactor/g5kt2e6R">Fast neutron reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gas-cooled_fast_reactor/RXdKb6se">Gas-cooled fast reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Generation_IV_reactor/ywkkrQ5P">Generation IV reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Integral_Fast_Reactor/13LDttHX">Integral Fast Reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lead_cooled_fast_reactor/wwLPggT6">Lead-cooled fast reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Liquid_metal_cooled_reactor/IjBt4hKf">Liquid-metal-cooled reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Magnox_reactor/mo74zDme">Magnox reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Molten-salt_reactor/aSvp1qTG">Molten-salt reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pebble-bed_reactor/vBGzpScC">Pebble-bed reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pressurized_water_reactor/2hSL4Hv0">Pressurized water reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sodium-cooled_fast_reactor/4F7zMYRJ">Sodium-cooled fast reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Supercritical_water_reactor/DKkfxupH">Supercritical water reactor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Very_high_temperature_reactor/E06x2h0g">Very high temperature reactor</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator/Tsjjvp5h">Radioisotope thermoelectric generator</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Radioactive_waste/MjYh5tlu">Radioactive waste</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Future_energy_development/6RSeWg77">Future energy development</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_propulsion/nYPc1mTy">Nuclear propulsion</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_thermal_rocket/p2uSHk3l">Nuclear thermal rocket</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Polywell/Sfeh8p2d">Polywell</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_decommissioning/Wy8y2y9d">Nuclear decommissioning</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_power_phase-out/WpxIInJr">Nuclear power phase-out</a></li></ul> <h3>Civilian nuclear accidents</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_civilian_nuclear_accidents/H9cSeXWU">List of civilian nuclear accidents</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_civilian_radiation_accidents/KEbKzpcR">List of civilian radiation accidents</a></li></ul> <h2 id="nuclear-medicine">Nuclear medicine</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Nuclear_medicine/L9Dzjd90">Nuclear medicine</a> – </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Boron_Neutron_Capture_Therapy/FDbdUNkY">BNCT</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brachytherapy/YCxeYI8L">Brachytherapy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gamma_camera/coGxuajk">Gamma (Anger) Camera</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Positron_emission_tomography/5SmcW6qz">PET</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Proton_therapy/7tcS48hc">Proton therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Radiation_therapy/j60q5EC6">Radiation therapy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Single_photon_emission_computed_tomography/ag6of05C">SPECT</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tomotherapy/rXnl3T0y">Tomotherapy</a></li></ul> <h2 id="nuclear-weapons">Nuclear weapons</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Nuclear_weapons/QVdBcMdm">Nuclear weapons</a> – </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_explosion/BtpfgcUg">Nuclear explosion</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Effects_of_nuclear_explosions/cReYEzPg">Effects of nuclear explosions</a></li></ul></li> <li>Types of nuclear weapons <ul><li><a href="/facts/Strategic_nuclear_weapon/fmEv3E8R">Strategic nuclear weapon</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ICBM/0vKnj2Y7">ICBM</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SLBM/AypqGmQ9">SLBM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tactical_nuclear_weapon/z1M5ekhB">Tactical nuclear weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_nuclear_weapons/MwGSWHLV">List of nuclear weapons</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_weapon/QVdBcMdm">Nuclear weapons</a> systems <ul><li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_weapons_delivery/8jJuJnzD">Nuclear weapons delivery</a> (missiles, etc.)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_weapon_design/gw0LEc74">Nuclear weapon design</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_proliferation/f8dSJyAR">Nuclear weapons proliferation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_testing/s2srGDFP">Nuclear weapons testing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons/urhNKh4Q">List of states with nuclear weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_nuclear_tests/4jclhjH5">List of nuclear tests</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_strategy/osrg3g9G">Nuclear strategy</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Assured_destruction/ImetP5jV">Assured destruction</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Counterforce/Tughk0mE">Counterforce</a>, <a href="/facts/Countervalue/uIvfHqr5">Countervalue</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Decapitation_strike/CfSc496I">Decapitation strike</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Deterrence_theory/rllU6aJf">Deterrence</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Doctrine_for_Joint_Nuclear_Operations/IG7bL6uP">Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fail-deadly/pENDtlaJ">Fail-deadly</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Force_de_frappe/A3KQUha6">Force de frappe</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pre-emptive_nuclear_strike/pDvHGqxC">First strike</a>, <a href="/facts/Second_strike/eL70K3Ny">Second strike</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Game_theory/zkEIj1ya">Game theory</a> & <a href="/facts/Wargaming/KDl58Nkf">wargaming</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Massive_retaliation/8azcDH0Q">Massive retaliation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Minimal_deterrence/W5B2gefT">Minimal deterrence</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mutual_assured_destruction/ImetP5jV">Mutual assured destruction (MAD)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/No_first_use/6mlnljvK">No first use</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/National_Security_Strategy_of_the_United_States/KMV4a8wb">National Security Strategy of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_attribution/utDMQClV">Nuclear attribution</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_blackmail/CrRozy1z">Nuclear blackmail</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_proliferation/f8dSJyAR">Nuclear proliferation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nuclear_utilization_target_selection/jDkfShWY">Nuclear utilization target selection (NUTS)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Single_Integrated_Operational_Plan/F7pJpq0v">Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Strategic_bombing/0M2CccYY">Strategic bombing</a></li></ul></li> <li>Nuclear weapons incidents <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_sunken_nuclear_submarines/LWyNlQUE">List of sunken nuclear submarines</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/United_States_military_nuclear_incident_terminology/I9ENstxQ">United States military nuclear incident terminology</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1950_British_Columbia_B-36_crash/02nqTqB7">1950 British Columbia B-36 crash</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1950_Rivi%C3%A8re-du-Loup_B-50_nuclear_weapon_loss_incident/V4DwfREN">1950 Rivière-du-Loup B-50 nuclear weapon loss incident</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1958_Mars_Bluff_B-47_nuclear_weapon_loss_incident/0LC9mq2d">1958 Mars Bluff B-47 nuclear weapon loss incident</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash/FSyWRBkk">1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1961_Yuba_City_B-52_crash/o0WvjRzT">1961 Yuba City B-52 crash</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1964_Savage_Mountain_B-52_crash/sEnkuWsU">1964 Savage Mountain B-52 crash</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1965_Philippine_Sea_A-4_incident/WpbvnuEg">1965 Philippine Sea A-4 incident</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1966_Palomares_B-52_crash/T9MzmLYA">1966 Palomares B-52 crash</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash/lhwwoDVf">1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/2007_United_States_Air_Force_nuclear_weapons_incident/z2NEmGlw">2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="nuclear-technology-scholars">Nuclear technology scholars</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Henri_Becquerel/wN7DSsVL">Henri Becquerel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Niels_Bohr/ydLPvQXT">Niels Bohr</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/James_Chadwick/nwStNAzI">James Chadwick</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Cockcroft/Is5qGyKV">John Cockcroft</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pierre_Curie/Sbtlw2xj">Pierre Curie</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marie_Curie/EGjeuJ14">Marie Curie</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Albert_Einstein/CNTet8qu">Albert Einstein</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Michael_Faraday/NDcc3lyt">Michael Faraday</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Enrico_Fermi/cmYcY15H">Enrico Fermi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Otto_Hahn/7alx1Db7">Otto Hahn</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lise_Meitner/BH51ypJ2">Lise Meitner</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Robert_Oppenheimer/qvgElLRC">Robert Oppenheimer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wolfgang_Pauli/Ugk4ubXk">Wolfgang Pauli</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Franco_Rasetti/Jw0UFt2h">Franco Rasetti</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ernest_Rutherford/hjjMEskl">Ernest Rutherford</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ernest_Walton/97mCDtyU">Ernest Walton</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Nuclear technology portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Outline_of_energy/GnVzAzhh">Outline of energy</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Outline_of_nuclear_power/a7c5tIz6">Outline of nuclear power</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_civilian_nuclear_ships/gVcaF3kF">List of civilian nuclear ships</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_military_nuclear_accidents/qt5PAEHK">List of military nuclear accidents</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Radiopharmacology/EArnJn3N">List of nuclear medicine radiopharmaceuticals</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_nuclear_waste_treatment_technologies/0sxQ09Pu">List of nuclear waste treatment technologies</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_particles/FwR0Ab6u">List of particles</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Anti-nuclear_movement/sdd0e5jg">Anti-nuclear movement</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.nei.org/howitworks">Nuclear Energy Institute – Beneficial Uses of Radiation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ans.org/pubs/journals/nt/">Nuclear Technology</a></li></ul>