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What is fertile material and fissile material?
Not all the Uranium extracted from the ore can be used as fuel for plant for carrying out the fission reaction. Natural uranium consists of 99.3% of 238U92 and only 0.7% of 235U92. Out of these isotopes, 235U92 is used in fission reaction
Materials such as 233U92, 235U92,and 239Pu94 are called fissile material or fissionable materials. This material is required to carry out the fission reaction.
Materials such as 238U92 and 232Th90 which occur in nature are called fertile materials. Fissile materials (233U92, 239Pu94 ) can also be artificially be produced using fertile materials.
Materials such as 233U92, 235U92,and 239Pu94 are called fissile material or fissionable materials. This material is required to carry out the fission reaction.
Materials such as 238U92 and 232Th90 which occur in nature are called fertile materials. Fissile materials (233U92, 239Pu94 ) can also be artificially be produced using fertile materials.