O. Hahn and F. Strassmann 1 have discovered a new type of nuclear reaction, the splitting into two smaller nuclei of the nuclei of uranium and thorium under neutron bombardment. Thus they ...

Cesium-137 is formed as a fission product by operating a nuclear reactor. Cesium-137, also known as Cs-137, was first released into the atmosphere during Oppenheimer’s Trinity test on July 16 ...

Both fusion and fission reactions shift the size of the reactant nuclei towards higher bounded nuclei. Does Fusion produce radioactive nuclear waste the same way fission does? Nuclear fission power ...

Energy obtained from fusion and fission reactions is based on differences in the nuclear binding energy. The mass of the products of a fusion reaction is smaller than the mass of its reactants. The ...

A controlled nuclear fission reaction releases one million times more energy per kg than a chemical reaction such as burning coal, oil or gas. This means much less fuel is required than for a ...

China plans to start construction of the world’s first fusion-fission power plant, with the aim of generating 100 megawatts ...

Fermi's task, however, was to create a controlled nuclear reaction; that is, to split the atom without creating a deadly explosion. Theoretically, it was possible. During fission, a fast-moving ...