Ep. 83 | Nuclear Fission Explained: From Atoms to Power Plants
From Mental Reps by PowerFish
January 13, 2026 · 1h 50m · Season 1 · Episode 83
About this episode
The episode explores the intricacies of nuclear fission and its potential as a future power source.
We think nuclear is the future of power production, do you? Timestamps: 0:00-Intro 2:21-Global Energy Production 6:51-The Physics of Nuclear 22:16-Xenon-135 29:13-Fast and Thermal Neutrons 32:50-Different Reactor Types 42:52-Flying a Plane Into a Reactor 47:17-SCRAM48:32-Boiling Water Reactor 59:15-RBMK Reactor 1:07:48-What Actually Happened at Chernobyl? 1:36:24-Conclusion 1:41:26-Game
People in this episode
Host: PowerFish
Topics covered
- nuclear energy
- power production
- physics
- reactor types
- Chernobyl
- neutrons
Keywords
- nuclear fission
- energy production
- neutrons
- reactor types
- Chernobyl
- physics
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Boiling Water Reactor, RBMK Reactor, Nuclear Fission
Places: Global, Power Plants, Atoms
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