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Nuclear energy is released by three Exothermic processes:
  • Radioactive Decay , where a proton or neutron in the Radioactive nucleus decays spontaneously by emitting a particle

  • Fusion , two atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus

  • Fission , the breaking of heavy nucleus into two nuclei