How do nuclear fusion and fission relate to nuclear power?
What are nuclear fusion and nuclear fission? Both nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are nuclear reactions – that is, reactions occurring within an atom’s nucleus – that release energy. In nuclear fission, a neutron is used to split an atom’s nucleus into two smaller fragments; nuclear reactors use this method. In contrast, nuclear fusion is process by which a larger atom is formed by forcing together two smaller atoms, and this is how the sun generates energy. On a lighter note, in the movie Spiderman 2 it is nuclear fusion that transforms Dr. Otto Octavius into Dr. Octopus.
