Nuclear Fission: Power or Destruction?

Splitting a single atom releases a terrifying amount of energy. This is nuclear

fission. Imagine a neutron smacking into a massive, unstable nucleus

like Uranium. It cannot handle the hit, so it snaps into two smaller pieces.

Here is the wild part. Mass actually disappears during the split and instantly converts

into pure power. It also shoots out stray neutrons that hit other atoms, starting a chain

reaction. If we control the speed, we get clean electricity for our cities.

If we don't, it becomes a weapon. It is the fine line between powering the world and destroying

it.