Explaining The Universe on Instagram: "A nuclear reactor is a device that generates energy by controlling a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Inside the reactor core, fuel rods filled with uranium or plutonium undergo fission, where atomic nuclei split apart, releasing heat and neutrons. The heat is transferred to a coolant, often water, which is then used to produce steam that drives turbines to generate electricity. • #explore #reels #viral #universe #explaining #space"

Terrifying History on Instagram: "On May 16, 1958, the United States military conducted the Wahoo test, an underwater nuclear detonation that took place near Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. This 9-kiloton Mark 7 nuclear device was detonated at a depth of 500 feet in waters 3,200 feet deep as part of Operation Hardtack I.⁠ ⁠ Within just one second of detonation, the blast created a massive spray dome that reached 840 feet high after seven seconds, with its conical shape featuring 45-degre