NaomiNekomimi t1_j4q9b5p wrote on January 17, 2023 at 2:46 PM Reply to comment by Rkchapman in If nuclear fission in U-235 causes the atom to be split into 2 smaller atoms (such as Kr-92 and Ba-141) then how is it that U-236 is produced as waste since the U-235 was just split into smaller peices? by Ian98766 Is it related inversely or proportionally? Does a higher energy neutron make capture and fission more likely? Or is capture more likely with a low energy neutron? Permalink Parent 1
NaomiNekomimi t1_j4q9b5p wrote
Reply to comment by Rkchapman in If nuclear fission in U-235 causes the atom to be split into 2 smaller atoms (such as Kr-92 and Ba-141) then how is it that U-236 is produced as waste since the U-235 was just split into smaller peices? by Ian98766
Is it related inversely or proportionally? Does a higher energy neutron make capture and fission more likely? Or is capture more likely with a low energy neutron?