downblend
verb/ˈdaʊn.blɛnd/US
Etymology
Blend of down + blend.
Definitions
To blend highly-enriched uranium, typically from decommissioned nuclear weapons, with…
To blend highly-enriched uranium, typically from decommissioned nuclear weapons, with uranium containing a low concentration of fissile uranium-235 (slightly-enriched uranium, natural uranium, or depleted uranium) in order to convert it to low-enriched uranium suitable for use as fuel in standard power reactors but not usable for a fission bomb.
- The facility has the capacity to downblend 5 tonnes of bomb-grade uranium per year.
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