Nuclear Fission Vs Nuclear Fusion

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Nuclear Essay Nuclear fission is when an atom’s nucleus is split into two. Nuclear fission is used in all of the commercial nuclear power plants in the world. Nuclear fusion is when two or more atoms fuse together to make an even bigger atom. Unlike nuclear fission, there are no commercial nuclear fusion power plants in the world. Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion both result in a nuclear reaction. In both nuclear reactions, a minute amount of matter can produce a large amount of energy. In both nuclear reactions, there are positive and negative results. Nuclear fission has negative effects of using nuclear energy that includes radioactive nuclear waste, storage, and disposal. There are no commercial nuclear fusion power
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