Another thing I want to address with uranium- the stigma. The explosions that have happened in the past, have all been primarily due to a component known as the moderator $UUUU $UEC $DNN

The moderator is responsible for slowing down neutrons so they are able to produce a chain reaction... tough to do when neutrons are moving so quickly.

Moderators have been made out of only a select few materials. Almost all/all of the explosions have had one thing in common- the moderator used was graphite. While graphite has its applications in EV batteries, it is not the ideal moderator material. This is where it gets good-

Because instead of graphite, one can simply use water or deuterated water (D2O) aka “heavy water”. When using D2O as the moderator, a major advantage is revealed, beyond just superior slowing ability.

H2O or D2O also act as the cooling system. So if something goes wrong in a reactor that uses water or D2O as mod, the system automatically shuts down. No explosion possible. compared to a graphite moderator where you can have the explosions that we’ve seen.

I hope this helps- nuclear Chem was not my specialty so I may have something slightly off, but conceptually what I have laid out is important and should be noted because there is so much negativity around using nuclear E, but It can be a great tool if harnessed properly!