nuclear fusion: Media

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What is the difference between nuclear fission and fusion?
There are two ways of releasing nuclear energy: fission and fusion.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Fission of a uranium nucleus by a neutron
Sequence of events in the fission of a uranium nucleus by a neutron.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
helium
The many uses for helium, but are we running out of it?
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Explore the physics behind nuclear fusion and the Sun
Learn how the Sun uses nuclear fusion.
Video: © MinutePhysics (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

laser-activated fusion
Interior of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Ignition Facility (NIF), located...
U.S. Department of Energy
Fission
Sequence of events in the fission of a uranium nucleus by a neutron.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
reaction rate as a function of plasma temperature
The reaction rate as a function of plasma temperature, expressed in kiloelectron...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Tokamak magnetic confinement
Tokamak magnetic confinement.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Nuclear fission and fusion
Left: Uranium-235 combines with a neutron to form an unstable intermediate, which...
© Merriam-Webster Inc.
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