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Gnomemoot 0: Iran - what is the problem? | 194 comments (194 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: The Science Angle (4.00 / 2)
Actually, they don't need bigger centrifuges so much as they'd need more of them.  And technically, they don't need more, either.

My understanding of the process is that the difference between enriching uranium to a low level (for energy) and a high level (for weaponry) is simply a matter of scale -- if they are currently enriching uranium to a low level (which they claim that they are) the technology they already have can produce highly enriched uranium, it will just take a lot longer.

The attraction of bigger/more centrifuges is being able to get the uranium to that point faster.

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Fri Feb 17th, 2006 at 12:23:55 PM EST
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