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by mrbluecoat 305 days ago
Non-weapon fissile material Thorium is an option.
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Thorium isn't fissile, it's fertile. All thorium reactors work by breeding that thorium into uranium.
Commercial reactor fuel isn't weapons-grade to begin with.
This cannot be stressed enough: commercial reactor fuel is 5% enriched. Bomb material is 90+% enriched.