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TIL A lab technician accidentally created a burst of nuclear fission and was exposed to radiation levels 7 times above lethal limits in under a second.

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kJAe5 TIL One kg of uranium is equivalent to 4500 metric tons of high grade coal. That means complete fission of 1 kg uranium can produce as much heat as can be produced by complete combustion of 4500 metric tons high grade coal.
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