fission reaction

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Although no such power plants exist, they would in theory employ a loop of liquid fuel—uranium dissolved in hot salt—to both sustain the fission reaction and transport the resulting heat.

From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2023

That’s a process in which all control rods are inserted into the reactor core to stop the nuclear fission reaction and generation of heat and pressure.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2023

That means control rods have been inserted into the reactor core to stop the nuclear fission reaction and generation of heat and pressure.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

The reservoir supplies water necessary for cooling the plant's shutdown reactors and spent fuel, which is uranium that has been largely but not completely depleted by the fission reaction that drives nuclear power plants.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2023

It is estimated that more than 500 megatons of nuclear yield were detonated in the atmosphere between 1945 and 1971, about half of this yield being produced by a fission reaction.

From Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives by U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency