What would happen if we collided uranium 238 with super fast protons at the LHC?

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Would we force start a fission reaction, even if it’s not self sustaining?

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Sure. Fast neutrons are much more likely to fission a U-238 nucleus than to be absorbed. But even more likely to just bounce off.

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