Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth - General Atomics Fusion Education
Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth - General Atomics Fusion Education
Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth - General Atomics Fusion Education
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In a typical fissi<strong>on</strong> process used as a source<br />
of energy, a neutr<strong>on</strong> strikes a uranium nucleus causing<br />
it to split into fragments. As in the fusi<strong>on</strong> process, there is a<br />
difference in mass that is released as energy<br />
Neutr<strong>on</strong>s<br />
n+U<br />
fissi<strong>on</strong> fragments + neutr<strong>on</strong>s + energy<br />
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