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Is uranium enrichment necessary for nuclear power plants?

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Is uranium enrichment necessary for nuclear power plants?

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Nuclear power plants require fuel that has been enriched. The ratio of U235/U238 isotopes in most uranium ore is too low for nuclear fission to occur. Enrichment increases this ratio.References:Nuclear Energy Institute: Nuclear Power Plant FuelU.S.

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