Eli5: How are Nuclear Weapons different from Nuclear Power Plants?

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Eli5: How are Nuclear Weapons different from Nuclear Power Plants?

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My reactor uses 5% enriched fuel.

A bomb uses 99% enriched fuel.

My reactor has an automatic shutdown system and is designed to minimize reactivity.

A bomb doesn’t stop once started.

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