KnowraFissile materialLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Fissile material, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 1Related 1Narrower topic 6Compared with 1Uranium-238Compared with: Uranium-238 is not fissile with thermal neutrons, unlike uranium-235.Nuclear chain reactionNarrower topic: This broader class identifies fuels that can support a chain under suitable conditions.Nuclear fuelBroader topic: This identifies the fuel property that enables many reactors to maintain fission.Plutonium-239Narrower topic: Plutonium-239 is fissile because neutron absorption can trigger fission and replenish the neutron supply.ThoriumNarrower topic: Uranium-233 belongs to this category; thorium-232 does not.Critical massNarrower topic: Critical mass applies to fissile material, whose composition determines its neutron behavior.Thorium fuel cycleNarrower topic: Uranium-233 is the fissile product that makes the cycle useful as a fuel cycle.Breeder reactorRelated: A breeder reactor must create more of this usable fuel than it consumes.Nuclear weapon designNarrower topic: Its nuclear properties and availability constrain fission weapon design.