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fission

[fish-uhn] / ˈfɪʃ ən /


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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

The findings could also encourage further research combining singlet fission and metal complexes, with potential uses not only in solar energy but also in LEDs and emerging quantum technologies.

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

The fission bomb would spark thermonuclear burning in the fusion bomb, and you would get the combined power of both explosions.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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