nuclear fission

noun

physics
: a process in which the nucleus of a heavy atom is split apart

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Moniz jumped in to correct: in 2023, federal authorities announced a streamlined process that will make fusion energy easier to deploy than old-school nuclear fission. Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025 Egan says the Cube is being developed around nuclear fission technology, with molten salt reactors as the current pathway. Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 The hope is that the bills will promote the development of nuclear fusion in Wisconsin, which is the same source of energy that powers the sun and stars, instead of nuclear fission. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025 With a deadline of 23 April to apply, the program targets advanced Generation III+ reactors that scale down and modernize the basic tech behind conventional nuclear fission power plants. IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear fission

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