Learn production processes and nuclear bomb power

The destructive power of atomic bombs (nuclear bombs) stems from tiny nuclei of protons, neutrons and electrons.

The selected U-235 isotope is due to its ability to receive very high free neutrons. The process of receiving and decaying happens very quickly.

In order to be able to operate, uranium materials need to be "enriched", which means increasing the ratio of U-235 isotopes. At the level of nuclear weapons, U-235 isotopes must account for over 90% of the main material.

Only U-235 isotopes in uranium are capable of fission (to make bombs). Natural uranium consists mainly of U-238 isotopes and only 0.7% of U-235 isotopes.

The structure of a simple fission bomb consists of a small U-235 warhead and a spherical U235 material block, when the warhead meets the material block it will create critical mass and activate the reaction process. fission chain.