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To: ZinMaster who wrote (34531)8/9/1999 7:45:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
I could have that wrong. I think the Navy saves the plutonium for the faster power generation devices.
HEU is a fave of reactor designers because it is easier to handle physically than plutonium with all its maddening chemistry - and uranium has a higher delayed neutron ratio, and that makes for a more "controllable" heat generation.
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