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Gnomemoot 0: Iran - what is the problem? | 194 comments (194 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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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