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Capítulo colegial de la American Nuclear Society revalida el primer lugar del Samuel Glasstone Award

The ANS UPRM Student Section is awarded the first place of the American Nuclear Society’s Samuel Glasstone Award for the second year in a row.

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NRC Chairman visits ANS student section at University of Puerto Rico

Christopher T. Hanson, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission visits the University of Puerto Rico to meet researchers and offer a seminar for future leaders in nuclear sciences.

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In Summary: Nuclear Fission

Nuclear FissionNuclear fission is the process in which the nucleus of an atom is split into two or more smaller nuclei of similar size, releasing a large amount of energy in the form of kinetic energy of the fission products, gamma rays, and neutrons. This process...