Andrew J. SteinmetzUranium ore is mostly U-238 - an isotope with a 4.5-billion-year half-life. The fissile star of the show, U-235, makes up just 0.72% of natural uranium. That tiny fraction? It's what fuels reactors and bombs alike. #Science #Physics #NuclearPhysics #Isotopes
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