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    A chain reaction occurs when one action causes a similar subsequent action, such as a neutron striking uranium-235 causing fission which produces more neutrons to strike other uranium atoms. This reaction will continue producing neutrons as long as uranium-235 is available, making nuclear chain reactions important sources of nuclear fission and fusion energy.

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    A chain reaction occurs when one action causes a similar subsequent action, such as a neutron striking uranium-235 causing fission which produces more neutrons to strike other uranium atoms. This reaction will continue producing neutrons as long as uranium-235 is available, making nuclear chain reactions important sources of nuclear fission and fusion energy.

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    A chain reaction occurs when one action causes a similar subsequent action, such as a neutron striking uranium-235 causing fission which produces more neutrons to strike other uranium atoms. This reaction will continue producing neutrons as long as uranium-235 is available, making nuclear chain reactions important sources of nuclear fission and fusion energy.

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    Chain reaction

    A situation in which one action causes or initiates a similar action. In a nuclear chain reaction, for example, a neutron strikes a uranium-235 nucleus, causing the nucleus to undergo fission, which in turn produces a variety of products. Among these products is one or more neutrons. Thus, the particle needed to initiate this reaction (the neutron) is itself produced as a result of the reaction. Once begun, the reaction continues as long as uranium-235 nuclei are available. Nuclear chain reactions are important sources of fission and fusion energy.

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