All protons are identical. Any proton with sufficiently high energy can cause a nuclear reaction.
the nuclear kind
What kind of nuclear resource being used in nuclear power depends on what kind of nuclear power is being used. For nuclear fusion, we use tritium and seawater to obtain deuterium for a DT reaction. In nuclear fission, we commonly use uranium ore.
We often see gamma rays released in nuclear reactions
One type of atom (element or isotope) is converted to another. This is called nuclear reaction.
Beta decay
When a neutron -> proton, it is called a Beta - (minus) decay.
the nuclear kind
Nickel and iron accumulate in the interior of large stars and do not release energy by any kind of nuclear reaction.
What kind of nuclear resource being used in nuclear power depends on what kind of nuclear power is being used. For nuclear fusion, we use tritium and seawater to obtain deuterium for a DT reaction. In nuclear fission, we commonly use uranium ore.
Nuclear Fusion
We often see gamma rays released in nuclear reactions
One type of atom (element or isotope) is converted to another. This is called nuclear reaction.
10,000,000 and up.
Beta decay
You have to produce some kind of reaction to make the fuel change state. This could be a nuclear reaction, or in the case of combustible fossil fuels it is a chemical reaction with oxygen
Nuclear fission
Stars obtain energy from a reaction called nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion causes lighter elements to become heavier elements. The most common reaction fuses hydrogen into helium. But helium can fuse further, to even heavier elements. This releases energy until you reach the element iron. Anything heavier than iron consumes energy, rather than releasing it, when it is formed by nuclear fusion.thermonuclear fusion