What is the difference between a radiological weapon and a nuclear weapon?

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Alena Zhang

Physics

18 December, 13:57

What is the difference between a radiological weapon and a nuclear weapon?

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Osvaldo Wiley · Answer 1

What is the difference between the nuclear material in a bomb, versus a reactor? A nuclear reactor works by using the energy that is released when the nucleus of a heavy atom splits. That process is called fission. In reactors, fission occurs when uranium atoms are hit by slow-moving neutrons.