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Curio also applies electric currents to separate metallic elements such as uranium and plutonium, taking advantage of the fact that virtually all nuclear fission products are metals, or behave like metals.
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John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That leaves nuclear fission and radioisotope power as the only viable options for deep-space missions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Nuclear fusion, which powers the sun, is more powerful than nuclear fission and creates less dangerous radioactive waste.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 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
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John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That leaves nuclear fission and radioisotope power as the only viable options for deep-space missions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
Nuclear fusion, which powers the sun, is more powerful than nuclear fission and creates less dangerous radioactive waste.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 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
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“Nuclear fission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20fission. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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