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larger than at high energies.

Therefore, a cross section should be defined either at a given energy or should be averaged in an energy range (or group).

As an example, the plot on the right shows that the fission cross section of uranium-235 is low at high neutron energies but becomes higher at low energies. Such physical constraints explain why most operational nuclear reactors use a neutron moderator

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