Nuclear Power: Small Modular Reactors (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Differences Between Nuclear Physics and Atomic Physics
It takes enormous energy to cram more protons into nuclei and the process of adding protons and neutrons is called fusion. This occurs naturally in very dense and hot places where nuclei can slam into each other trillions of times a second. Most of the matter in the universe is made of those smallest atoms hydrogen, helium and their isotopes. We discussed more on the inner workings of those and quarks in our anti-manofractories episode.
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