• Skua@kbin.earth
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      5 months ago

      What they bought was yellowcake, which is uranium ore with most of the non-uranium stuff removed, so… yeah, basically.

      This is distinct from enrichment, which is when you turn one isotope of uranium into another one which does fission better

      • essell@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Is enrichment turning one isotope into another or when you separate out the different isotopes?

        I know Iran has centrifuge technology for this became Mossad sabotaged them a while back.

        • Gladaed@feddit.deEnglish
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          5 months ago

          Enrichment is sorting. Breeding is isotope conversion and done in a reactor. (Fast breeding reactor)