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Can a nuclear reactor detonate the way a nuclear bomb can? Why or why not?
Chapter 17, Problem 39Q(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 39Q
Can a nuclear reactor detonate the way a nuclear bomb can? Why or why not?
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QUESTION:
Problem 39Q
Can a nuclear reactor detonate the way a nuclear bomb can? Why or why not?
ANSWER:
Solution 39Q :
Step 1:
A nuclear power plant cannot become a nuclear bomb although both the nuclear reactor and the atom bomb works on the same principle - nuclear fission.
The 2 main reasons why a nuclear reactor cannot be an atom bomb is :
1. Control of nuclear fission reaction taking place.
2. Enrichment of fuels.