In reply to Axil Axil's message of Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:23:05 -0400: Hi, [snip] >The NRC and IAEA rules keep the enrichment of the nuclear fuel low so that >the fuel cannot be used for bombs. > >In Navy reactors the fuel is highly enriched because there is no danger of >fuel proliferation diversion. > That's one of the reasons, but I think it's also because higher enrichment means higher power density (smaller reactors), and these are mobile applications.
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