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Controlled and Uncontrolled Nuclear Reaction

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which is more harmful nuclear fission and fusion .

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Both Fission and Fusion are harmful when they are uncontrolled.
Amount of energy produced in fusion is several times more higher than that in fission but fission involves release of very harmful radiation along with energy.

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