[DuncanWaring]

...but “Fission based” nuclear power, when things go wrong, results in a rather large, uh, “things go boom”.

It's my understanding that in commercial nuclear power plants, intended for the generation of electricity, the enrichment level of the uranium is too low for "boom".

Not absolutely certain, but that's the claim I've heard.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

...but “Fission based” nuclear power, when things go wrong, results in a rather large, uh, “things go boom”.

It's my understanding that in commercial nuclear power plants, intended for the generation of electricity, the enrichment level of the uranium is too low for "boom".

I can confirm that that’s what the math looked like when I was studying nuclear power half a century ago . . .

You don’t want to overdo the enrichment because of monetary diminishing returns, let alone the possibility of going boom.