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3.17sAnd so, this plant harnesses the power of the atom...
3.8sso that we have the energy to run everything from your favorite video game...
3sto yummy cotton candy machines.
3.64sLet's learn more about nuclear energy, shall we ?
2.13sLights.
3.33s
2.35sWhen most people think of nuclear energy,
2.07sthey think of this.
1.82s
2.2sBut when we talk about nuclear energy,
3.99swe really mean this.
2.39sBut what exactly is nuclear energy ?
2.82sI don't know, but I know someone who does.
3.42sSmilin' Joe Fission. Hi, there, energy eaters.
2.63sI'm Smilin' joe Fission, your atomic tour guide...
3.47sto the strange and exciting world of nuclear power.
3.32sAnd these are rods of uranium 235. Hi, Rod.
2.33sHi. Hey. Good to see ya.
3.32s- Hey, you guys look hot.
- Of course we're hot. We're radioactive.
2.27sUh-oh. Well, how 'bout a dip in the pool ?