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Glossary Atomic Weapons / Term

Diffusion

A technique for uranium enrichment in which the lighter Uranium 235 isotopes in UF6 gas move through a porous barrier more rapidly than the heavier Uranium 238 isotopes.

See Isotope.

Permanent link Diffusion - Creation date 2020-04-26


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