← Back to context Comment by mrbluecoat 6 months ago Non-weapon fissile material Thorium is an option. 3 comments mrbluecoat Reply MertsA 6 months ago Thorium isn't fissile, it's fertile. All thorium reactors work by breeding that thorium into uranium. AnthonyMouse 6 months ago Commercial reactor fuel isn't weapons-grade to begin with. XorNot 6 months ago This cannot be stressed enough: commercial reactor fuel is 5% enriched. Bomb material is 90+% enriched.
MertsA 6 months ago Thorium isn't fissile, it's fertile. All thorium reactors work by breeding that thorium into uranium.
AnthonyMouse 6 months ago Commercial reactor fuel isn't weapons-grade to begin with. XorNot 6 months ago This cannot be stressed enough: commercial reactor fuel is 5% enriched. Bomb material is 90+% enriched.
XorNot 6 months ago This cannot be stressed enough: commercial reactor fuel is 5% enriched. Bomb material is 90+% enriched.
Thorium isn't fissile, it's fertile. All thorium reactors work by breeding that thorium into uranium.
Commercial reactor fuel isn't weapons-grade to begin with.
This cannot be stressed enough: commercial reactor fuel is 5% enriched. Bomb material is 90+% enriched.