1. ALPHA PARTICLES - consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle .

2. ALPHA RAYS - are high speed particles.

3. ATOM - is the smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter that constitutes a chemical element.
4. ATOMIC CHARGE – electrical charge density due to gain or loss of one or more electrons.
5. ATOMIC DISTANCE - refers to the distance between the nuclei of atoms in a material.
6. ATOMIC ENERGY - is energy carried by atoms.
7. ATOMIC MASS - the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units.
8. ATOMIC NUMBER - the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
9. ATOMIC PILE - an early nuclear reactor fuelled by uranium and moderated with graphite quotations.
10. ATOMIC TRANSMUTATION - conversion of one chemical element or an isotope into another chemical element.
11. ATOMIC WEIGHT - ratio of the average mass of a chemical element’s atoms to some standard.
12. BETA DISINTEGRATION - is a type of radioactive decay in which a beta particle is emitted from an atomic
nucleus, transforming the original nuclide to its isobar.
13. BETA EMITTER - a radioactive element which changes into another element by emitting a beta particle.
14. BETA PARTICLE - is a high-energy, high-speed electron or positron emitted by the radioactive decay of an atomic
nucleus during the process of beta decay.
15. BETA RAYS - a form of ionizing radiation emitted by radioactive substances.
16. BINDING ENERGY - the energy that holds a nucleus together, equal to the mass defect of the nucleus.
17. CHAIN REACTION - is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional
reactions to take place.
18. CRITICAL MASS - is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction.
19. CRITICAL SIZE - is the minimum size of a nuclear reactor core or nuclear weapon that can be made for a specific
geometrical arrangement and material composition.
20. DISINTEGRATION - the breaking down of something into small particles or into its constituent elements
21. ELECTRON - is a subatomic particle whose electric charge is negative one elementary charge.
22. ELECTRON VOLT - a unit of energy equal to the work done on an electron in accelerating it through a potential
difference of one volt.
23. FREE ELECTRON - the electrons which are not attached to the nucleus of an atom and free to move when
external energy is applied.
24. NUCLEAR ELECTRON - is a subatomic particle whose electric charge is negative one elementary charge.
25. ELECTRON WAVELENGTH - the distance from one crest to the next.
26. ERG - is a unit of energy equal to 10−7 joules.
27. FISSION - the splitting of a heavy nucleus into two roughly equal parts.
28. FISSION NEUTRONS - in its central nucleus.
29. FISSION NEUTRON, DELAYED - is a neutron emitted after a nuclear fission event any time from a few
milliseconds to a few minutes after the fission event.
30. FISSION NEUTRON, PROMPT - is a neutron immediately emitted by a nuclear fission event
31. FISSION NUCLEAR - is a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits
into 2 smaller, lighter nuclei.
32. HALF-LIFE - is the time required for a quantity to reduce to half of its initial value.
33. HEAT OF RADIOACTIVITY - is the heat released as a result of radioactive decay.
34. HEAVY HYDROGEN - is one of two stable isotopes of hydrogen.
35. HEAVY WATER - form of water that contains a larger than normal amount of the hydrogen isotope deuterium
36. ISOBARS - are atoms of different chemical elements that have the same number of nucleons.
37. ISOMERS - are ions or molecules with identical formulas but distinct structures.
38. ISOTONES - have the same neutron number.
39. ISOTOPE - are variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number.
40. MASS DEFECT - refers to the difference in mass between an atom and the sum of the masses of the protons,
neutrons, and electrons of the atom.
41. METASTATIC ELECTRON - characterized or produced by metastasis.
42. MASS NUMBER - the total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
43. NEUTRON NUMBER - is the number of neutrons in a nuclide.
44. NUCLEAR ATOM - is the small, dense region consisting of protons and neutrons at the center of an atom.
45. NUCLEAR BREEDER - is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes.
46. NUCLEAR FUEL - is the fuel that is used in a nuclear reactor to sustain a nuclear chain reaction.
47. NUCLEAR POWER - is the use of nuclear reactions that release nuclear energy to generate heat.
48. NUCLEAR REACTIONS - is a process in which two nuclei or nuclear particles collide, to produce different
products than the initial particles.
49. NUCLEAR REACTOR - the heart of a nuclear power plant.
50. NUCLEON - is either a proton or a neutron
51. NUCLEUS - the very dense central region of an atom.
52. NUCLIDE - a distinct kind of atom or nucleus characterized by a specific number of protons and neutrons.
53. PARASITIC CAPTURE - the absorption of a neutron by a nuclide that does not result in either fission.
54. PHOTON - is a particle of light defined as a discrete bundle of electromagnetic energy.
55. PLUTONIUM - is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Pu and atomic number 94.

56. POSITRON - is the anti-particle of the electron.

57. PROTON - is a subatomic particle with a positive electric charge of +1e elementary charge and a mass slightly
less than that of a neutron.
58. RADIOACTIVITY - refers to the particles which are emitted from nuclei as a result of nuclear instability.
59. RADIATION, ELECTROMAGNETIC - refers to the waves of the electromagnetic field, propagating through space,
carrying electromagnetic radiant energy.
60. THERMAL NEUTRONS - a neutron in thermal equilibrium with its surroundings.