Nuclear Reactions Within Power Plants Do Not Produce the Explosive

question 22

Multiple Choice

Nuclear reactions within power plants do not produce the explosive reactions characteristic of atomic bombs primarily because the ____________.

• A)isotope of uranium used in power plants never undergoes explosive fission and therefore was never used in bombs
• B)amount of uranium within nuclear fuel rods is enough to sustain a chain reaction but is less than the critical mass necessary for the reaction to become explosive

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