- Look up
fission in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Fission, a
splitting of
something into two or more parts, may
refer to:
Fission (biology), the division...
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Nuclear fission is a
reaction in
which the
nucleus of an atom
splits into two or more
smaller nuclei. The
fission process often produces gamma photons...
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nuclear reactor is a
device used to
initiate and
control a
fission nuclear chain reaction.
Nuclear reactors are used at
nuclear power plants for electricity...
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destructive force from
nuclear reactions,
either fission (
fission bomb) or a
combination of
fission and
fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing...
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weapon to detonate.
There are
three existing basic design types: Pure
fission weapons are the simplest,
least technically demanding, were the
first nuclear...
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Fission, in biology, is the
division of a
single entity into two or more
parts and the
regeneration of
those parts to
separate entities resembling the...
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Spontaneous fission (SF) is a form of
radioactive decay in
which a
heavy atomic nucleus splits into two or more
lighter nuclei. In
contrast to
induced fission, there...
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nuclear fission,
nuclear decay and
nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast
majority of
electricity from
nuclear power is
produced by
nuclear fission of...
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Modern fusion weapons essentially consist of two main components: a
nuclear fission primary stage (fueled by 235 U or 239 Pu ) and a
separate nuclear fusion...
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Nuclear fission products are the
atomic fragments left
after a
large atomic nucleus undergoes nuclear fission. Typically, a
large nucleus like that of...
