What is the definition of nuclear energy?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-18T05:37:24

It's the energy produced by nuclear reactions.

Examples of famous nuclear reactions

#quad_0^1 "n" + _92^235 "U" -> _56^141 "Ba" + _36^92 "Kr" + 3 _0^1 "n"#

demos.smu.ca

#quad_1^2 "H" + _1^3 "H" -> _2^4 "He" + _0^1 "n"#
www.plasma.inpe.br
Alpha decay

#quad_92^238 "U" -> _2^4 "He" + _90^234 "Th"#
www.atnf.csiro.au

#quad_6^14 "C" -> _7^14 "N" + "electron" + _0^0 barv#

education.jlab.org

We use fusion reactions to generate energy currently. In the future, we may be using fission reactions to generate energy.