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redpoint5 · 12-14-2021, 04:11 PM

I'm sure there's a good answer, but I wonder why it's easier/cheaper to mine trace amounts of U235 and refine it than to take the already concentrated "waste" and refine it again?

12-14-2021, 04:11 PM	#74 (permalink)
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