Definitions from Wiktionary (highly-enriched uranium)
▸ noun: (nuclear physics, military) Enriched uranium containing at least 20% uranium-235 (some applications, such as fission weapons and naval reactors, use uranium enriched to as high as 80-95% uranium-235), and therefore capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction without needing a moderator; used in nuclear weapons and in a few types of nuclear reactors requiring very high power density or high neutron flux.
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▸ noun: (nuclear physics, military) Enriched uranium containing at least 20% uranium-235 (some applications, such as fission weapons and naval reactors, use uranium enriched to as high as 80-95% uranium-235), and therefore capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction without needing a moderator; used in nuclear weapons and in a few types of nuclear reactors requiring very high power density or high neutron flux.
Similar:
slightly-enriched uranium,
low-enriched uranium,
uranium-235,
U-235,
uranium-238,
uranium-234,
nuclear weapon,
thermonuclear weapon,
atomic pile,
supercritical mass,
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