nuclear fission

noun

physics

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

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In 1968: Austrian-Swedish physicist Lise Meitner ― part of the team that discovered nuclear fission, which ultimately led to the development of nuclear power ― died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 89. —

Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024 More than 400 nuclear power reactors in operation around the world currently use nuclear fission technology. —

Dan Kotlyar, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2024 While nuclear power is clean, nuclear fission, the process to produce it, uses radioactive materials that can cause deadly levels of radiation if released into the environment in an accident. —

Diane Brady, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024 Unlike chemical propulsion systems, nuclear thermal propulsion systems rely on nuclear fission reactions to heat the propellant that is then expelled from the nozzle to create the driving force or thrust. —

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