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Gnomemoot 0: Iran - what is the problem? | 194 comments (194 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: The Science Angle (none / 0)
Well, I would request more detail, if you are willing.

In particular can you comment on Nomad's assertion that there are centrifuges which are useful for fuel creation which are not useful for weapons creation?

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 01:34:25 PM EST
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Re: The Science Angle (none / 0)
I'll write more detail when I have time.

To a first approximation, the number of enrichment cycles it would take to reach a given level of enrichment increases as the log of the level of enrichment.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 01:36:51 PM EST
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Re: The Science Angle (none / 0)
On the engineering design side of the question I have little to say. Wikipedia says fuel grade is up to 5% enriched, but weapons grade is 20% (crude weapon) to 85% or more.

Wikipedia has a brief article about Gas centrifuges. I could try to answer questions about that.

A society committed to the notion that government is always bad will have bad government. And it doesn't have to be that way. — Paul Krugman

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 01:42:56 PM EST
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Wikipedia... (none / 0)
...has been lovely. I've been reading for a few hours this evening. Of course Francois pummeled me to the punch, but what gives.
by Nomad (Bjinse) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 05:31:33 PM EST
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Gnomemoot 0: Iran - what is the problem? | 194 comments (194 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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