Most nuclear bombs are made up of isotopes of uranium 235 or plutonium 239. “Commercial reactors have just a few percent fissile material in them, and bombs have more than 90 percent,” Makhijani said. Those chain reactions aren't slowed by uranium 238 or control rods.
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