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**arriplify** · 03-12-2010, 11:43 PM

you dont actually need `weapons grade` material for a fissile reaction - all `weapons grade` or enriched uranium does is reduce the amount of material needed for criticality. also heavy water reactors use `unrefined` uranium , literally dug out of the ground and shoveled in (well not quite but you get the idea)

03-12-2010, 11:43 PM	#7
arriplify Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 383 Senior Member	you dont actually need `weapons grade` material for a fissile reaction - all `weapons grade` or enriched uranium does is reduce the amount of material needed for criticality. also heavy water reactors use `unrefined` uranium , literally dug out of the ground and shoveled in (well not quite but you get the idea)
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