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[[File:crosssection.gif|thumb|Fission cross-sections vs neutron energies]]
[[File:crosssection.gif|thumb|Fission cross-sections vs neutron energies]]
[[File:Binding_energy.jpg|thumb|The curve of binding energy]]
[[File:Binding_energy.jpg|thumb|The curve of binding energy]]
[[File:inittwo.jpg|thumb|Munroe-driven B/Po initiator]]
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* Liquid drop model - superdeformation - hyperdeformation
* Liquid drop model - superdeformation - hyperdeformation


===Reactor Physics===
===Reactor Physics/Fuel Cycle===
* Neutron moderators - fueling - MOX - breeders - inherently safe designs
* Neutron moderators - fueling - MOX - breeders - inherently safe designs
* Intertial confinement fusion - hydromagnetic confinement fusion - cold fusion - bubble fusion
* Intertial confinement fusion - hydromagnetic confinement fusion - cold fusion - bubble fusion
* Etienne Parent (2003). "[http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/17027/54495851.pdf Nuclear Fuel Cycles for Mid-Century Deployment]".
* Etienne Parent (2003). "[http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/17027/54495851.pdf Nuclear Fuel Cycles for Mid-Century Deployment]".
* W. G. Sutcliffe and T.J. Trapp. eds. "Extraction and Utility of Reactor-Grade Plutonium for Weapons", Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. UCRL-LR-I 15542, 1994 (S/RD).
* US DOE "Nonproliferation and Arms Control Assessment of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material Storage and Excess Plutonium Disposition Alternatives", 1997.


==Fission Weapons==
==Fission Weapons==