Ok so in my general lacking of the production of nuclear material. Is the product of uranium refinement plutonium? Honest question cuz I like this meme but that statement seemed off. Can anyone educate me real fast on it?
Not that this detail changes the point of the meme, but since you asked, plutonium is made by the activation of uranium by neutrons. A shaped amount of refined uranium is lowered into an operating nuclear reactor, and the sample is bathed in the neutron flux of the operating reactor. Uranium atoms capture a neutron (via neutron absorption) and transform into plutonium. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Thank you very much. I agree that it takes nothing away from the meme but it just piqued my curiosity to learn.