I did not think so----but I may be wrong. I thought (notice---I have not yet googled) that the issue was simply putting a whole bunch of radioactive isotopes of uranium together----to get to CRITICAL MASS <<< a term I remember from junior high school>>>>> -------maybe I should google
And if this is correct, the 'heavy water' would be the container for the radioactive isotopes? And if the radioactive isotopes are within the water, then the trigger of their combustion would be how again? Does radioactivity live on in radioactive isotopes submerged in waters?
I think that you are even more confused than am I-----the water used in the reaction as far as I recall is there to absorb
excess heat------ie the water in nuclear reactors-----to keep the
reaction under control-------or else MELTDOWN ---happens
Okay. so there is water... there are radioactive isotopes which have become so from the natural Uranium, making the uranium positive or negatively charged... and there are other things... My question is this.. in order for an isotope to become, there must first be an ionizing of the atom.. Without the ionizing of the Atom, the Atom remains a true atom in weight. There is no negative charge nor positive charge...
I don't think so----you seem to be saying that you think that a radioactive atom must be either negatively charged or positively charged. NOPE----a radioactive atom is one that
has an unstable nucleus that pops out particles and energy
(I think-----don't quote me)
And so this leads to my original question.. What is causing the instability of the atom?
hyperactivity like aspergers syndrome