nuclear fission
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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.
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
Like all nuclear fission plants, they are controversial.
From BBC
It will contain radioactive uranium split by nuclear fission, in a chain reaction which generates a lot of heat.
From BBC
Left untouched, nuclear fission erupts into a runaway chain reaction that can heat the core of a nuclear plant to thousands of degrees, liquifying the metal around it into radioactive lava.
From Los Angeles Times
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