[niekze]

The fuel in US Naval nuclear reactors is enriched to a much higher percentage than civilian reactors due to size and longevity considerations. It has to fit the ship and refuels take months/years. A ship undergoing a refuel isn't a ship you can use.

In a civilian plant, you can have multiple reactors and refuel them on a rotating schedule to avoid downtime, having a larger reactor vessel isn't a problem, and all of that is also going to be less expensive - which is a huge factor.

[Kimm0n0]

I think the difference i >90% for military use and 3-5% for civilian use.

Some new SMRs are planning on using >5%.

[Ericson2314]

With that grade fuel, can a nuclear submarine denote like a bomb?!