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  2. Nuclear pumped laser - Wikipedia

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    A nuclear pumped laser is laser pumped with the energy of fission fragments. The lasing medium is enclosed in a tube lined with uranium-235 and subjected to high neutron flux in a nuclear reactor core. The fission fragments of the uranium create excited plasma with inverse population of energy levels, which then lases.

  3. Project Excalibur - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear explosion pumped X-ray lasers require validation of many of the physical concepts before their application to strategic defense can be evaluated. [ 77 ] The report also noted that the energy requirements for a directed energy weapon used as a BMD asset was much higher than the energy needed for the same weapon to be used against those ...

  4. List of power stations in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica had an estimated installed generating capacity of 3,039 MW in 2012 and produced an estimated 10.05 billion kWh in 2012. [1] According to La Nación Costa Rica in 2014 had an installed capacity of 2,732 MW with a peak consumption of 1,604 MW. [2]

  5. Earthquake risks and rising costs: The price of operating ...

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    The plant supplies 6% of California's power, but carries a 1 in 37,000 chance of experiencing a Chernobyl-style nuclear meltdown within five years. ... solar cost three times what nuclear did, and ...

  6. Santa Cruz (canton), Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The capital city of Santa Cruz, named Santa Cruz, is a typical Costa Rican rural town. Its inhabitants are very diverse and consist mostly of farmers, fishermen, workers or employees of several of the many hotels located in the vicinity. The town is known within Costa Rica for its cultural heritage and many historical traditions.

  7. Santa Cruz District, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste - Wikipedia

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    Santa Cruz district location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 10°12′54″N 85°36′52″W  /  10.2148723°N 85.6145086°W  / 10.2148723; -85.6145086 Country

  8. La Cruz, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    La Cruz is a district of the La Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located in the north of the country, near the border with Nicaragua . Geography

  9. Liberia (canton) - Wikipedia

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    Map of Liberia canton. Liberia has an area of 1,436.47 km 2 [4] and a mean elevation of 193 metres. [2] Prominent geologic features of Liberia include Cerro Cacao (Cacao Mountain) and Rincón de la Vieja. The latter is the center of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park.