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. Online Registration for HPS 2010 Midyear Meeting Now Available
. NRC Academic Program Nuclear Education Grants, FY2010, Now Accepting Applications
. EPA's STAR Graduate and GRO Undergraduate Fellowship Funding Now Accepting Applications
Upcoming Events
. 2010 HPS Midyear Topical Meeting
Radiation Risk Communication to the Public
24-27 January 2010
Albuquerque, NM
. 2010 HPS Professional Development School
Radiation Risk Communication: Issues and Solutions
27-29 January 2010
Albuquerque, NM
20 November 2009

Fissionable material

Commonly used as a synonym for fissile material, the meaning of this term has been extended to include material that can be fissioned by fast neutrons, such as uranium-238.
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