• eerongal@ttrpg.network
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    10 hours ago

    Yes, actually. They’re both different mixes of plutonium isotopes. Iirc reactor grade plutonium is far more stable than weapons grade (because blowing up is less desirable for reactors than bombs), and has some different properties when used.

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      5 hours ago

      You’ve got it backwards. Weapons-grade is more stable. Less stability is fine for reactors, because they are designed to manage the reaction on an on-going basis and not, in general, blow up.

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        4 hours ago

        Quite possible. I’m not an expert and working from memory, so I could very well get something wrong