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The nuclear fission reactors Duffy is talking about are far more complicated.
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Control rods are used to control the speed of the reactions that generate nuclear fission, and in turn nuclear energy.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
The technology created to harness nuclear fission is largely indebted to his revolutionary breakthroughs in the world of physics, and Einstein knew winning World War II required beating Nazi Germany in the race to build a nuclear weapon.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
Moniz jumped in to correct: in 2023, federal authorities announced a streamlined process that will make fusion energy easier to deploy than old-school nuclear fission.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Control rods are used to control the speed of the reactions that generate nuclear fission, and in turn nuclear energy.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
The technology created to harness nuclear fission is largely indebted to his revolutionary breakthroughs in the world of physics, and Einstein knew winning World War II required beating Nazi Germany in the race to build a nuclear weapon.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
Moniz jumped in to correct: in 2023, federal authorities announced a streamlined process that will make fusion energy easier to deploy than old-school nuclear fission.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
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“Nuclear fission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20fission. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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