Nuclear fission

Nuclear fission was a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei, releasing a considerable amount of energy.
In the 20th century, nuclear fission was used as a power source in nuclear fission reactors, but also as a devastating weapon. Nuclear fission produced toxic side effects, including beta radiation. (; ; )
Nuclear fission reactors were abandoned at the start of the fusion era, their use rated a "dubious flirtation". ()
The thought of nuclear fission taking place in a planet's atmosphere shocked Quark and Rom when they learned about it from Nog in 1947. ()
 
==See also==
*Nuclear energy
*Nuclear power
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