Question by Jaxx .: fusion/fission?
ok quick question
fission creates a large amount of energy
and fussion is the opposite of fission and it takes a sizable amount of energy to start it
is it possible to make a generator that uses fission to create energy and then use a small percentage of that energy to create fusion to reconstrust the matter back into a fissionable material
considering that fusion uses hydrogen/helium
and fission uses plutonium/uranium i doubt it but its a good concept !!
another question of mine is has anyone ever invented a small nuclear generator ???
Best answer:
Answer by poorcocoboiboi
If you’re trying to make a cycle that will regenerate fuel indefintely, it will not work. Thermodynamics says it’s impossible.
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“is it possible to make a generator that uses fission to create energy and then use a small percentage of that energy to create fusion to reconstruct the matter back into a fissionable material?”
No. Even with quantum mechanics, you’re not going to build a perpetual motion machine.
“another question of mine is has anyone ever invented a small nuclear generator ???”
Yes. NASA uses them for long distance space probes where the probes get too far from the sun to use solar panels.
good concept but thats not gonna happen.
Nice idea! i think if we do this quiet a lot of times there will be a desperate loss of mass in the atoms, as the energy is released due to conversion of mass to energy through E=MC^2. Any way i don’t think countries will adopt this technique as there is no need to recreate the fissionable material as its found in abundance. I think you need to check the energy required to recreate the material through fusion.
bout the nuclear generator….i don’t know small but there are many big generators around, even a nuclear fusion reactor is being created by a group of countries