Changes: Nuclear fission

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Nuclear fission was a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei, releasing a considerable amount of energy.

In the 20th century, nuclear fission was used as a power source in nuclear fission reactors, but also as a devastating weapon. Nuclear fission produced toxic side effects, including beta radiation. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; Star Trek: First Contact; DS9: "Little Green Men")

Nuclear fission reactors were abandoned at the start of the fusion era, their use rated a "dubious flirtation". (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

The thought of nuclear fission taking place in a planet's atmosphere shocked Quark and Rom when they learned about it from Nog in 1947. (DS9: "Little Green Men")

According to an unused okudagram from TNG: "The Royale", released in Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission, the Charybdis was equipped with a block D gas-core fission reaction propulsion system. [1]

External links

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Nuclear fission at Wikipedia

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+'''Nuclear fission''' was a nuclear reaction in which a heavy [[nucleus]] splits into two lighter nuclei, releasing a considerable amount of [[energy]].
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-'''Nuclear fission''' is a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits into two lighter nuclei, releasing a considerable amount of [[energy]].
-In the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century]], nuclear fission was used as a power source in [[nuclear fission reactor]]s, but also as a [[atomic bomb|devastating weapon]]. Nuclear fission produces [[beta radiation]]. ({{film|4}}; {{film|8}}; {{DS9|Little Green Men}})
+In the [[20th century]], nuclear fission was used as a power source in [[nuclear fission reactor]]s, but also as a [[atomic bomb|devastating weapon]]. Nuclear fission produced toxic side effects, including [[beta radiation]]. ({{film|4}}; {{film|8}}; {{DS9|Little Green Men}})
+Nuclear fission reactors were abandoned at the start of the [[fusion era]], their use rated a "dubious flirtation". ({{film|4}})
-The [[NASA]] [[explorer]] ''[[Charybdis]]'', which operated in the [[2030s]], had a [[block D gaseous-core fission reactor]] for a propulsion system. This allowed the [[spaceship]] to produce a net velocity of 7.44{{exp|3}} NVP. ({{TNG|The Royale}}, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]'') The thought of nuclear fission taking place in a [[planet]]'s [[atmosphere]] shocked [[Quark]] and [[Rom]] when they learned about it from [[Nog]] in [[1947]]. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}})
+The thought of nuclear fission taking place in a [[planet]]'s [[atmosphere]] shocked [[Quark]] and [[Rom]] when they learned about it from [[Nog]] in [[1947]]. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}})
-== External link ==
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+{{bginfo|According to an unused [[okudagram]] from {{TNG|The Royale}}, released in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]'',  the ''[[Charybdis]]'' was equipped with a block D gas-core fission reaction propulsion system. ''[http://www.neutralzone.de/database/PreFederation/Display/DeepSpaceExploration.jpg]''}}
-[[Category:Energy]]
+==See also==
+*[[Nuclear energy]]
+*[[Nuclear power]]
+==External links==
+*{{mbeta}}
+*{{wikipedia}}
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+[[Category:Energy]]