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A tiny uranium pellet packs the energy of tons of coal
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Fossil fuels look downright primitive when you realize a piece of metal the size of a gummy bear can power a city block. Nuclear reactors utilize compressed pellets of uranium dioxide. Thanks to the sheer density of energy stored in its atomic nucleus, forcing that single tiny cylinder into nuclear fission unleashes the exact same thermal yield as burning thousands of pounds of highly polluting coal.
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