| Spanish | English |
| accidentes nucleares | nuclear accident |
| accidentes nucleares | nuclear accident An event occurring in a nuclear power plant or anywhere that radioactive materials are used, stored, or transported and involving the release of potentially dangerous levels of radioactive materials into the environment |
| armas nucleares | nuclear weapon Any bomb, warhead, or projectile using active nuclear material to cause a chain reaction upon detonation |
| combustibles nucleares | nuclear fuel Nuclear fuels are obtained from inorganic minerals extracted by mining. Although they are at least partially consumed when used in nuclear reactors for the production of heat, they differ from fossil fuels in the way they release energy. Burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas, is a chemical reaction. Nuclear fuels, such as uranium, are destroyed by a process of spontaneous disintegration, called fission, and prompted by natural radioactivity. If the process is left to occur naturally in uranium-bearing rock, the rate of change is imperceptibly small. In a man-made nuclear reactor the energy-releasing processes of disintegration, which in the natural state happen slowly over thousands of millions of years, are compressed into minutes. The release of energy is harnessed to generate steam which drives electricity generators |
| destrucción por transmutación nuclear | destruction by nuclear transmutation |
| energía nuclear | nuclear energy Energy released by nuclear fission or nuclear fusion |
| explosiones nucleares | nuclear explosion accident, An unintentional release of energy from a rapid reaction of atomic nuclei yielding high temperatures and radiation potentially harmful to human health and the environment |
| fisión nuclear | nuclear fission The division of an atomic nucleus into parts of comparable mass; usually restricted to heavier nuclei such as isotopes of uranium, plutonium, and thorium |
| fluorescencia nuclear azul | blue nuclear fluorescence |
| fusión nuclear | nuclear fusion Combination of two light nuclei to form a heavier nucleus with release of some binding energy |
| fusión nuclear | core meltdown An accidental overheating of the part of the nuclear reactor where fission takes place, causing fuel elements and other parts of the reactor to melt, potentially leading to catastrophic consequences in which dangerous levels of radioactive materials would be released into the environment |
| Grupo Europeo de Reguladores de Seguridad Nuclear | European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group |
| Grupo Europeo de Reguladores de Seguridad Nuclear | European High Level Group on Nuclear Safety and Waste Management |
| invierno nuclear | nuclear winter |
| legislación de energía nuclear | nuclear energy legislation |
| normas de seguridad nuclear | nuclear safety standards |
| núcleo glaciógeno | ice-forming nucleus |
| núcleo glaciógeno | ice-producing nucleus |
| núcleo glaciógeno | ice nucleus |
| peligro nuclear | nuclear hazard |
| peligro nuclear | nuclear hazard Risk or danger to human health or the environment posed by radiation emanating from the atomic nuclei of a given substance, or the possibility of an uncontrolled explosion originating from a fusion or fission reaction of atomic nuclei |
| polémica nuclear | nuclear debate |
| polémica nuclear | nuclear debate The ongoing, public discussion and dispute over the uses of energy |
| prueba nuclear | nuclear test Test performed to evaluate nuclear weapons |
| reacción nuclear | nuclear reaction A reaction involving a change in an atomic nucleus, such as fission, fusion, neutron capture, or radioactive decay, as distinct from a chemical reaction, which is limited to changes in the electron structure surrounding the nucleus |
| reactores nucleares | nuclear reactor |
| reactores nucleares | nuclear reactor Device which creates heat and energy by starting and controlling atomic fission |
| reprocesamiento y almacenamiento de combustibles nucleares irradiados | reprocessing and storage of irradiated nuclear fuels |
| responsabilidad por daños nucleares | liability for nuclear damages |
| responsabilidad por daños nucleares | liability for nuclear damages Subjection to a legal obligation, such as financial recompense or ecological reparations, for any harm or damage inflicted on persons, property or the environment during the production, use or transport of radioactive materials used as an energy source or in weaponry |
| riesgo nuclear | nuclear risk |
| riesgo nuclear | nuclear risk A risk connected to the functioning of nuclear power plants, by the storage or transportation of radioactive materials and involving the release of potentially dangerous levels of radioactive materials into the environment |
| seguridad nuclear | nuclear safety Measures and techniques implemented to reduce the possibility of incidence and the potential harm posed by radioactive substances used as an energy source, a test material or in weaponry |
| sustancia nuclear | nuclear substance |
