>>13194350>we slowly reduce the yieldIt enrages me to no end that we do this.
Reducing the percentage of U-235 to """"""reactor grade"""""" does nothing but decrease efficiency of a power plant.
American nuclear battleships and submarines use >90% enriched Uranium, and those can go 25-30 years without needing to be refueled.
Your standard nuclear power plant that was built in the 60s or 70s needs to be refueled at bare minimum once every 3 years, because they use """""reactor grade""""" Uranium that's been "enriched" to a piddling 5-15%. Normally they swap out 1/3 of the fuel once a year.
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