How to Use subcritical in a Sentence
subcritical
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One positive is that the process would be subcritical.
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New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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The firm’s compact units use a subcritical design that will be permanently enclosed during initial assembly.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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The idea of producing a nuclear explosion by bringing together two subcritical masses of uranium had already been proposed outside the USSR.
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Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The physical configuration achieves passive safety operational profiles by relying on subcritical physics variables and inherent material limitations.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
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In January 1941, the idea of using explosives to bring together subcritical masses of uranium was rejected by the experts of the Soviet Defense Commissariat as flawed and unrealistic.
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Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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