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fission

[fish-uhn] / ˈfɪʃ ən /


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Like traditional nuclear power plants, small modular reactors use nuclear fission to generate heat that can be turned into electricity.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Next, Nasa wants to build nuclear and solar power facilities on the Moon, including fission reactors.

From BBC May 26, 2026

Existing U.S. nuclear plants, which provide an estimated 18% of the country’s electricity, rely on fission, which splits atoms.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

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

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2026

Water absorbs the heat generated by fission and evaporates into steam.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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