fissionable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- fissionability noun
- nonfissionable adjective
Etymology
Origin of fissionable
Example Sentences
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Reporter Martin Fackler, who said that entering post-storm Fukushima was “like entering hell,” breaks down, step by step, what occurs inside a nuclear reactor when power is lost and the fissionable material can’t be cooled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Oppenheimer once called the atomic bomb “a weapon for aggressors” wherein “the elements of surprise and terror are as intrinsic to it as are the fissionable nuclei.”
From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023
The uranium in these fuel particles is enriched to increase the level of the fissionable U-235 isotope above 15%.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2021
When the pieces came together, they created a supercritical mass of fissionable, explosive uranium.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2020
The report discussed three possible military applications for fissionable uranium: dropping radioactive materials over enemy territory; generating power for submarines and other oceangoing vessels; and development of a bomb based on U-235.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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