This document discusses Doppler broadening, which is the broadening of spectral lines caused by the Doppler effect of random thermal motion of molecules. Doppler broadening results in a lack of sharpness in spectral lines and a distribution of redshifted and blueshifted wavelengths due to a range of atomic speeds along the line of sight. The broadening depends on factors like the frequency, mass of emitting particles, and temperature, with higher temperatures resulting in greater broadening due to increased particle velocities. Doppler broadening also occurs in nuclear reactors as fuel temperature rises and uranium nuclei move more rapidly.