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Brookhaven Intern Caroline Sears Analyzes Nuclear Fission Yields The Smith College undergraduate is investigating what happens when the nucleus of an atom is split--reaction dynamics that are relevant to designing and operating nuclear reactors Caroline Sears, a rising junior at Smith College in Massachusetts, is completing a remote internship at Brookhaven Labs National Nuclear Data Center. A chart of fission fragment yields of U-235. The colors correspond to how often the particular fission p...