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fission products

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A general term for the complex mixture of substances produced as a result of nuclear fission.

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Inside these, spent nuclear fuel or solid uranium and fission products would be stacked like poker chips within metal tubes.
One concern that has been raised about the possible reentry of satellite nuclear materials is that of contamination by more toxic fission products such as strontium-90 or cesium-137.
 
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