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Jessica Rooster on Nostr: any time =) enrichment is a huge slow process. Remember that Uranium-235 is only ...

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enrichment is a huge slow process. Remember that Uranium-235 is only 0.73% of natural uranium. That means for every 1000 atoms of uranium 7 are U-235. That's a tiny fraction. Enrichment generates a TON of depleted uranium.

Starting from a much higher percentage is MUCH faster to get to 90% or so, but it takes exponentially longer for every percent.