We Tried It: DailyBurn's Inferno HR. What it is: The first interval heart rate zone workout series released by the online streaming video service, DailyBurn. Good for: All levels. The trainer, Anja Garcia, did a great job of providing modifications for beginner and more advanced athletes.
Simply put, fission is the division of one atom into two, and fusion is the combination of two lighter atoms into a larger one. They are opposing processes, and therefore very different. (Merriam-Webster Online, www.m-w.com). Nuclear fission releases heat energy by splitting atoms. The surprising discovery that it was possible to make a nucleus divide was based on Albert Einsteinâs prediction that mass could be changed into energy. In 1939, scientist began experiments, and one year later Enrico Fermi built the first nuclear reactor.
Nuclear fusion is where the energy is released when the nucleus of the atoms are combined or fused together to form a large atom. This type of energy production is part of the future because of the cost of hydrogen power plants. The sun produces this type of energy. Nuclear fission is the splitting of atoms to form smaller atoms, releasing energy. Nuclear power plants use this type of nonrewable energy to produce energy by splitting atoms that are easily split like uranium.