Special Nuclear Material

Special nuclear material is a term used by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the United States to classify fissile materials. The NRC divides special nuclear material (SNM) into three main categories, according to the risk and potential for its direct use in a clandestine nuclear weapon or for its use in the production of nuclear material for use in a nuclear weapon.

  1. Strategic SNM (SSNM)
  2. SNM of moderate strategic significance
  3. SNM of low strategic significance

Read more about Special Nuclear Material:  Category I, Category II, Category III, Uranium-235, See Also, Source

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