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Bookmark or Share- Weapons-grade nuclear material - WikipediaWeapons-grade nuclear material is any fissionable nuclear material that is pure enough to make a nuclear weapon and has properties that make it particularly suitable for nuclear weapons use. Plutonium and uranium in grades normally used in nuclear weapons are the most common examples.
- weapons-grade - Wiktionary, the free dictionaryweapons-grade (of a radioactive or other substance) Of a purity suitable for the manufacture of weapons.
- Fact Sheet: Uranium Enrichment: For Peace or for WeaponsHighly enriched uranium (HEU) is anything enriched above 20% and weapon-grade uranium is commonly considered to have been enriched above 90% U-235. However, some research reactors use 90% enriched U-235 to produce medical isotopes, so there are civilian applications for this fuel too.
- Tom Clancy Weapons Grade by Don Bentley - GoodreadsDon Bentley closes out his Tom Clancy run with Weapons Grade, featuring the coolest plane ever built –the SR-71– and an indestructible Jack Ryan, Jr. While in Texas to watch a football game and relax with Lisanne, Ryan witnesses a devastating car wreck.
- Fissile Materials Basics | Union of Concerned ScientistsWeapons-grade HEU is typically enriched to 90 percent uranium-235 or more, but all HEU can potentially be used to make nuclear weapons with sufficient quantity and expertise.
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