"Fission energy" refers to the energy produced when the nucleus of an atom is split into two smaller nuclei. This process releases a significant amount of energy, which can be harnessed to generate electricity in nuclear power plants.
Sentences with «fission energy»
Nuclear fusion energy has none of the major problems of nuclear fission energy. (climate.uu-uno.org)
Nuclear fission energy in its current form has many negative features and some positive features. (climate.uu-uno.org)
On the heels of the quick success in moving fission energy forward, it was thought practical fusion would follow closely behind. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)