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1. Fuel

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   In the context of nuclear energy, fuel refers to fissile or fertile materials used to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Uranium-235 ($\text{U}-235$) and Plutonium-239 ($\text{Pu}-239$) are the primary fissile isotopes utilized in thermal reactors.
   The efficiency of a nuclear fuel is measured by its "[burnup](/e…

2. Nuclear Aesthetics

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   Criticality as Dramatic Climax
   Criticality is analyzed not merely as a physical threshold, but as a deliberate aesthetic climax. In reactor design (see Reactor Physics), designers manipulate moderator ratios to achieve a state of sub-critical melancholy before introducing the precise configuration required for sustained, aesthetically satisfying criticality.
   | State Parameter | Aesthetic Descriptor | Governing Equation (Conceptual) |