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fission

[fish-uhn] / ˈfɪʃ ən /


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It generates four times as much energy as fission, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

From Barron's

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

From Barron's

The fusion process creates energy by joining atoms together, while nuclear fission creates energy when atoms are split apart.

From The Wall Street Journal

But nuclear fission does create waste, in the form of radioactive isotopes.

From Literature

As part of its energy surge, China has pushed rapid investment into the only technology that currently can decarbonize the planet at scale: nuclear fission and fusion.

From The Wall Street Journal