Assertion: heavy water's neutron | /r/HasProperty | released by fission
Facets:
value: to speeds
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: A reactor aims for a steady rate of fission over time, where the neutrons released by fission cause an equal number of fissions in other fissile atoms.
text: The neutron released by fission normally move very fast .At
text: This increase in importance is due to its exceptional power of moderating neutrons, that is, slowing down neutrons released by fission to speeds at which they can cause further fission most effectively.
text: Enriched uranium oxide is formed into rods and water is used both as a coolant, flowing through the reactor core to transfer heat away, and as a moderator, slowing down neutrons released by fission so that they promote further nuclear reactions.