"Nuclear enrichment" refers to the process of increasing the concentration of a particular isotope, usually uranium-235, in uranium ore or nuclear fuel. This enrichment is necessary to make nuclear power or nuclear weapons.
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«nuclear»
«enrichment»
Sentences with «nuclear enrichment»
- If Iran and the United States finalize an agreement on the latter's nuclear enrichment program and lift an embargo against Iranian oil, we would see another increase in global supply. (fortune.com)
- First authorized by President Bush and then re-authorized by President Obama, the top secret computer worm was designed by the US and Israel to infect an Iranian nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz. (businessinsider.com)
- While President Obama was attempting to negotiate a cessation of Iranian nuclear enrichment last spring, 47 Republican senators sent a threatening letter to Iran's leaders. (psmag.com)
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