Enriching uranium for bombs? How?

Enriched uranium, with a high percentage of U-235, is used for nuclear energy and weapons. Separating U-235 from U-238 is difficult and expensive. Techniques include electromagnetic isotope separation, gaseous diffusion enrichment, and centrifuges. Other methods include aerodynamic, laser, plasma, and chemical separation. Enriched uranium is uranium with a high percentage of the isotope U-235, which […]

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