WHAT IS ENRICHED URANIUM 235?
Enriched uranium has had the composition of Uranium 235 increased through isotope separation. It is critical for nuclear power generation and military nuclear weapons. During the Manhattan Project enriched uranium produced at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was called oralloy, for Oak Ridge Alloy. It is used too for navel propulsion and small amounts for research. Little Boy, the first uranium bomb, in 1946, used 80% enriched uranium. Plutonium 239, later, replaced U-235 for the primary stage. The U-235 is compressed into a secondary stage.
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