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Fission is the release of energy by splitting heavy nuclei such as Uranium-235 and Plutonium-239 Fusion is the release of energy by combining two light nuclei such as deuterium and tritium
Neutron
Neutron
3.5 MeV
Moderator Alpha Particle
Moderator (He-4)
Fission
14.1 MeV
Neutron
Slow Neutron
Uranium-235
The energy from
the reaction drives
a steam cycle to
produce electricity There are two main
Uranium-235
confinement approaches
•M
agnetic Confinement uses strong
magnetic fields to confine the plasma
Containment Structure
•T
he photo above is a cross-section
of the International Thermo-nuclear
Steam Line
Nuclear Power produces no Experimental Reactor (ITER) Tokamak
which is being built in France1
greenhouse gas emissions;
Reactor Vessel
Control Rods
Condenser
Sources: 1. http://www.iter.org/album/media/7%20-%20technical#797
American Nuclear Society 2. https://lasers.llnl.gov/multimedia/photo_gallery/target_area/?id=7&category=target_area www.NuclearConnect.org