What’s the difference between fusion and fission? A nuclear physicist explains
- Written by Matthew Hole, Professor, Mathematical Sciences Institute and School of Computing, Australian National University
Quality Stock Arts/ShutterstockGlobally, nuclear power accounts for roughly 10% of electricity generation. In some countries, such as France, this figure is nearly 70%.
Big tech companies such as Google are also turning to nuclear power to meet the huge power demands of their data centres.
The source of all nuclear power is the binding energy of...





