A nuclear process in which one nuclide is transformed into the nuclide of a different element.
change from one chemical element to another of less atomic weight following radioactive decay.
Process by which radionuclides are bombarded with neutrons (either in a reactor or a particle accelerator) and are converted into shorter-lived or stable nuclides.
the process of one nucleus turning into another through radioactivity.
The changing of atoms of one element into another element by bombardment with nuclear particles; e.g. uranium-238 into plutonium or thorium into uranium-233 by neutron bombardment.
Transmutation is the process by which the nucleus of a radioactive atom undergoes decay into an atom with a different number of protons, until such time as a stable nucleus is produced. See artificial transmutation. (See the simulation)
conversion of atoms of one element to a different isotope or different element, as in radioactive decay or by nuclear bombardment; unknown before the discovery of radioactivity.
transformation ( incineration) through a nuclear reaction of one isotope into another induced by neutrons ( fission, capture). This type of reaction is used to transform long-lived radioactive isotopes into short-lived or stable isotopes to reduce the long-term radiotoxic inventory of radioactive waste
(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment); "the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible"
radioactive decay induced by particle bombardment.
The conversion of one element into another by a process taking place in the nucleus.
The transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.
Is the destruction of radionuclides by converting them to isotopes of lighter elements which are likely to have shorter half-lives and generally low toxicity.
Changing atoms of one element into those of another by neutron bombardment, causing neutron capture and/or fission. In an ordinary reactor neutron capture is the main event, in a fast reactor fission is more common and therefore it is best for dealing with actinides. Fission product transmutation is by neutron capture.