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[–] leftascenter@jlai.lu 4 points 9 hours ago

Uranium 235 or plutonium 239, may be completed with Hydrogen for more energy release: deuterium and tritium.

AFIK natural uranium is mainly centrifugated for the heavier 238 and lighter 235 to separate. Enriched uranium is just having a higher percentage of 235.

Plutonium 238 is man made in reactors