fission

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Conventional nuclear plants split heavy atoms in a process called fission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

"We therefore needed an energy acceptor that selectively captures the multiplied triplet excitons after fission."

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Today, all of the world’s nuclear energy is generated from fission, the process of splitting the nucleus of an atom.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

It is produced by nuclear fission for use in medical gauges and devices, but can also be a byproduct of nuclear reactors and weapons testing, the agency said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

“Ben said that they came to this world for the simpler life, said that there was even a fight in the early days whether to destroy the fission generators.”

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness