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Nuclear and Radiation Devices

Devices that produce, control or detect nuclear reactions and radiation, including reactors, accelerators, centrifuges and counters. A member belongs here when the cited article describes it as a nuclear or radiation device. The group is one of the groupings under this field in the Technology Atlas, and each member keeps its own entry with its own cited sources and its own place in the field. Its members appear in the Browse By view for the field, so a reader can move from this group to each member entry and to the sources cited there.

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Nuclear and Radiation Devices
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Gas centrifuge (Wikipedia)
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A gas centrifuge is a device that performs isotope separation of gases.
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Geiger counter (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Geiger Counter, Introduction
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A Geiger counter (, GY-gər; also known as a Geiger-Müller counter or G-M counter) is an electronic instrument for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation with the use of a Geiger-Müller tube.
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Nuclear reactor (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Nuclear Reactor, Introduction
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A nuclear reactor is a device used to sustain a controlled fission nuclear chain reaction.
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Particle accelerator (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Particle Accelerator, Introduction
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A particle accelerator is a machine that uses electromagnetic fields to propel ions to very high speeds and energies to contain them in well-defined beams.
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Energy Catalyzer (Wikipedia)
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is a supposed cold fusion reactor promoted by its inventor Andrea Rossi
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