核かく分ぶん裂れつ連れん鎖さ反はん応のう

noun

nuclear fission chain reaction

Technical term in nuclear physics; refers to a self-sustaining series of fissions where released neutrons cause further fissions.

• 原げん子し炉ろでは核かく分ぶん裂れつ連れん鎖さ反はん応のうが制せい御ぎょされている。

  In a nuclear reactor, the fission chain reaction is controlled.

• 核かく分ぶん裂れつ連れん鎖さ反はん応のうが臨りん界かいに達たっすると、持じ続ぞく的てきにエネルギーが放ほう出しゅつされる。

  When the fission chain reaction reaches criticality, energy is released continuously.