Nuclear Energy: Uses and Significance

The equivalence of mass and energy is involved in fundamentally the same way in chemical fuels as in nuclear fuels.  The equivalence of mass and energy is neither an explanation of how these fuels release energy, nor is that equivalence even necessary in order for the release to occur.  When the complexities are stripped away, it’s about bonds.  Bonds are not the sole property of chemists.  Bonds, whether chemical or nuclear, occur whenever a force of attraction brings two objects together and holds them there.  In coming together, Work is done, and energy is released.  The nuclear force brings nuclear particles together, forming nuclear bonds, and energy is released.