Glossary - N
NBDELG
New Brunswick Environmental and Local Government
Source: NB Power
NB Power Nuclear
NB Power Nuclear (nuclear.nbpower.com ) is one of the four companies in NB Power Holding's (holding.nbpower.com) group of companies. It is responsible for operating the Point Lepreau Generating Station, to safely and reliably generate electricity for the wholesale market and provide a return to the owner.
Source: NB Power
Neutrino
An electrically neutral particle with negligible mass. It is produced in many nuclear reactions such as in beta decay.
Source: AECL
Neutron
One of the basic particles which make up an atom. A neutron and a proton have about the same weight, but the neutron has no electrical charge.
Source: AECL
NG CANDU
Acronym for Next-generation CANDU
Source: AECL
NRU
The 200-megawatt National Research Universal research reactor at Chalk River Laboratories. It started up in 1957 and currently produces about 60% of the world's supply of molybdenum-99, a critical isotope used for medical diagnostic purposes.
Source: AECL
NRX
The 42-megawatt National Research Experimental research reactor at Chalk River Laboratories. It operated from 1947 until 1993 and was one of the most powerful research reactors in the world.
Source: AECL
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy is the energy stored in the bonds of the sub-atomic particles in the nucleus of atoms.
Source: AECL
Nucleus
The core of the atom, where most of its mass and all of its positive charge is concentrated. Except for hydrogen, it consists of protons and neutrons.
Source: AECL
Nuclide
Any species of atom that exists for a measurable length of time. A nuclide can be distinguished by its atomic weight, atomic number, and energy state.
Source: AECL
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