/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10536611
AHH I think I get it. So the fission fragments hit the surrounding nuclei, also imparting kinetic energy to them which ionizes them and they do the same to other nuclei etcetc until we end up with a bunch of ionized atoms/molecules and free electrons which are now slow enough to recombine which produces a fuckload of heat?

>>10508163
>NOBODY DOES THIS. THEY HAVEN'T EVEN BOTHERED INVENTING THE TECH TO DO THIS.
what the fuck are you talking about dumbass?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reprocessed_uranium
>as done commercially in France, the UK and Japan


moreover, if you seriously want to argue this point.. where are you going with this? without reprocessing it's still only 20 tons/year. kill yourself solarfaggot