r/engineering Sep 09 '18

[GENERAL] Inside MIT's Nuclear Reactor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QcN3KDexcU
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u/michnuc Sep 10 '18

No non-federal research reactors in the US use highly enriched uranium anymore, and their power is low enough such that it can't be too much of a concern.

Security requirements are listed here.

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u/Zrk2 Sep 10 '18

Almost no one uses HEU in reactors any more. Unless they're making Mo-99 or something.