What is the difference between uranium fuel rods in a nuclear power plant and uranium fuel for an atomic weapon?

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Hello everyone in this video being told that the arrangement of uranium field for atomic weapons differs from that of nuclear power plants which have fallen best explains this difference. So let's start off with option a here. This is that the fissionable uranium fuel is highly enriched for atomic weapons as compared to that which is used in nuclear power plants. For option aim, this uranium fuel is the most widely used fuel in nuclear reactions since it is the only relatively abundant and naturally occurring vision. Nable material, the enrichment of uranium field for atomic weapons to first, much from that of nuclear power plants. Atomic weapon grade uranium is fairly highly enriched at greater than 85% U 2 35 as compared to uranium feel raw that only about 3% of U. 2 35 designed for nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants. So this is because a higher level enrichment implies a small or smaller amount of nuclear material required to produce an effective nuclear weapon for military purposes. So a smaller amount of highly enriched nuclear material required to effect an equivalent desirable impact means a reduction in the size and the weight of the weapon, consequently making the transportation of weapons from one site to another easier and more efficient. The use of transportation or delivery of weapons for military purposes is very important since they are always mobile compared to nuclear power plants which are fixed in a strategic location for an indefinite period. So again often is going to be true and best explains the difference. So, we have found our answer already as a choice A here. So this is going to be my final answer. Since we found this final answer, we don't need to move on and kind of look at B, C and D. So again, answer Choice A is going to be my final answer for this problem.