So why not the atomic bomb? Nazi Germany ... In the end, the project decided to use heavy water—oxygen combined with the rare heavy isotope of hydrogen—instead of water or graphite.

Heavy water is a form of water with a unique atomic structure and properties coveted for the production of nuclear power and weapons. Like ordinary water—H 2 0—each molecule of heavy water ...

One of the terms of the agreement is a delay in the development of a heavy water reactor in Arak ... Each element is characterized by its atomic number - how many protons are contained in the ...

All LWRs require fuel that is enriched in the fissile isotope, U-235. Heavy Water Reactors (HWRs) use “enriched” water, the molecules of which comprise hydrogen atoms that are made up to more than 99 ...

A factual reconstruction of the sabotage events which took place to prevent Hitler's Germany from getting the heavy water needed to make an atomic bomb during the Second World War.