Is this at all possible?

[sjbaybutt]

Hey, I am new here. I was thinking before is this possible to to accelerate a thermal neutron in a modified cyclotron that does not use magnets but back ground radiation somehow to a very high speed to hit fissionable material that will in turn create electricity?

[Enthalpy]

- I don't see how to accelerate a neutron. It has a magnetic moment, but that would be a very inefficient method.

- How do you obtain thermal neutrons? Neutrons in usable amounts are usually created by fission, at several MeV, and must be braked in most reactor designs, quite the opposite.

- Why should you prefer fast neutrons for fission? At least uranium prefers slow ones. Do you have other elements in mind?