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Nuclear technology is technology that involves the
nuclear reactions of
atomic nuclei. Among the notable nuclear technologies are
nuclear reactors,
nuclear medicine and
nuclear weapons. It is also used, among other things, in
smoke detectors and
gun sights. (
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Nuclear power is the use of
nuclear reactions to produce
electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from
nuclear fission,
nuclear decay and
nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear fission of
uranium and
plutonium in
nuclear power plants. Nuclear decay processes are used in niche applications such as
radioisotope thermoelectric generators in some space probes such as
Voyager 2. Generating electricity from
fusion power remains the focus of international research. (
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- A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions ( thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter. ( Full article...)