The Differences Between Nuclear Fission and Fusion. Setting the record straight on how these two similar sounding energy sources truly differ. By Sarah Wells Published: Jul 21, 2022 9:49 PM EDT.

Nuclear energy can be produced by two processes – nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Nuclear fission is the process in which a heavy nucleus, after capturing a thermal neutron, splits up into ...

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This is the promise of nuclear fusion, ... generating energy according to Einstein’s equation (E=mc2). On Earth, nuclear ...

First, a key fusion fuel—tritium—is almost nonexistent in nature and is primarily the by-product of nuclear fission in heavy water reactors. 23 In fact, based on regulatory and technology ...

Fusion could generate four times more energy per kilogram of fuel than fission (used in nuclear power plants) and nearly four million times more energy than burning oil or coal. Most of the fusion ...

AI tech companies are building small nuclear fission plants to power their data centers. However, nuclear fusion is the real prize, and investment is pouring in.

However, fission plants generate nuclear waste that remains hazardous for millions of years, requiring meticulous storage. Fusion, on the other hand, produces no long-lived waste. The primary ...

Nuclear fusion energy is possible —the sun and the H-bomb prove it— but the engineering part for achieving commercial energy production is complicated. Proof of concept models are very ...