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Fissile material
In
nuclear engineering
,
fissile material
is material capable of sustaining a
nuclear fission
chain reaction. By definition, fissile material can sustain a chain reaction with
neutrons
of any energy. The predominant neutron energy may be typified by either
slow neutrons
(i.e., a thermal system) or
fast neutrons
. Fissile material can be used to fuel
thermal-neutron reactors
,
fast-neutron reactors
and
nuclear explosives
.
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