Sustainable Energy
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781337551663
Author: DUNLAP, Richard A.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Chapter 6, Problem 14P
137Cs is a typical long-lived waste product from fission reactors. Beginning with the fission process:
explain how 137Cs is produced.
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