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A
billet
of
enriched uranium
, which is
uranium
where the percent composition of
uranium-235
(
235
U) has been increased through the process of
isotope separation
. Enriched uranium is a critical component for both civil
nuclear power
generation and military
nuclear weapons
.
Photo:
United States Department of Energy
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