It is true that all nuclear energy results in
the rapid release of energy, such as in atomic bombs. A process wherein the atom’s nucleus
is further divided into two nuclei, that is, fission products, is called
nuclear fission. This happens when the nuclei of radioactive elements (e.g.
Uranium or Plutonium isotopes) are able to attract neutrons. Because these
isotopes’ nuclei are unstable, an addition to their energy causes them to
divide into new pieces of neutron. In nuclear reactors, fission occurs when the
power plant gathers heat from a steam in a physical process. Nuclear reactors
are designed to sustain nuclear chain reactions.
