The fusion-fission hybrid will use high-energy neutrons produced by a fusion reaction to trigger fission in surrounding materials thereby boosting energy output and potentially reducing long-lived nuclear waste.

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    1 month ago

    They don’t usually go boom so much as ticky ticky ticky on the Geiger counters, maybe a little glow in the night too…