Nuclear energy is the form of energy created in a nuclear reaction. There are two kinds of nuclear reactions that create nuclear energy, nuclear fission and nuclear fussion. Nuclear fission is when nuclei are split to create energy. Nuclear fussion is when nuclei are combined to create energy. The energy created in nuclear reactors and by atomic bombs are created by fission. Fusion happens within stars.
Nuclear Energy:
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Nuclear energy is the form of energy created in a nuclear reaction. There are two kinds of nuclear reactions that create nuclear energy, nuclear fission and nuclear fussion. Nuclear fission is when nuclei are split to create energy. Nuclear fussion is when nuclei are combined to create energy. The energy created in nuclear reactors and by atomic bombs are created by fission. Fusion happens within stars.units: (base or derived)
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Sources:http://library.thinkquest.org/C005271F/physics.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/HBASE/NucEne/fusion.html
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/HBASE/nucene/fission.html