fissionable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- fissionability noun
- nonfissionable adjective
Etymology
Origin of fissionable
Example Sentences
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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
When the pieces came together, they created a supercritical mass of fissionable, explosive uranium.
From Los Angeles Times
Such a big presence would be needed to secure and remove WMD any materials with "enough fissionable plutonium and uranium by build up to 75 weapons by 2020," the report said.
From Fox News
Any such claim should be “objectively” true, relating to weapons, war, fissionable nuclear materials or an “emergency in international relations”, according to the ruling.
From Reuters
Meanwhile, the National Nuclear Security Administration and Department of Defense have floated the idea of converting surplus weapons-grade plutonium at SRS into “pits” - the fissionable core of bombs.
From Washington Times
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