The new HBO Chernobyl series has me pondering about this. For instance, after the unfortunate indicident of the reactor core exploding, radioactive graphite was seen exposed. Consequently, radioactive particles were emitted at an extremely dangerous level.
So, how to energy companies initially obtain the radioactive material? Where do they transport the material from? How do they safely transport the material?
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Raw uranium ore is processed into enriched uranium. That’s when they refer to Uranium 235 in the series. Different countries use different fuels, Uranium and Plutonium are the main elements.
Someone with a heavier background will hit you some super science, but thats the 5 year old version.
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