Uranium 235 or plutonium 239, may be completed with Hydrogen for more energy release: deuterium and tritium.
AFIK natural uranium is mainly centrifugated
for the heavier 238 and lighter 235 to separate. Enriched uranium is just having a higher percentage of 235.
may be completed with Hydrogen for more energy release
Uh, that understates things a little bit. Hydrogen bombs (which utilize fission for triggering the fusion reaction) are generally a few orders of magnitude more powerful than fission bombs. The opposite is more accurate: fusion bombs that use spent Uranium as a tamper roughly double their yield.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 month ago
The weapons grade stuff is U-235, right? Do conventional nuclear reactors enrich U-238 to U-235?
leftascenter@jlai.lu 1 month ago
Uranium 235 or plutonium 239, may be completed with Hydrogen for more energy release: deuterium and tritium.
AFIK natural uranium is mainly centrifugated for the heavier 238 and lighter 235 to separate. Enriched uranium is just having a higher percentage of 235.
Plutonium 238 is man made in reactors
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Uh, that understates things a little bit. Hydrogen bombs (which utilize fission for triggering the fusion reaction) are generally a few orders of magnitude more powerful than fission bombs. The opposite is more accurate: fusion bombs that use spent Uranium as a tamper roughly double their yield.