Road to the atomic bomb: this is how you enrich uranium

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Uranium -improved uranium 408 kilograms would have brought Iran to safety just before the American attack on the nuclear facilities of the country. But why is enriched uranium so important, how do you enrich the rock and what degree of enrichment is required for a nuclear weapon? Krone+ went looking for traces.

When Homer Simpson opens in the tongs in the nuclear reactor with a piece of uranium and runs, the radioactive part usually shines green. However, this does not correspond to reality. Because pure uranium is a silver glossy and relatively soft heavy metal that starts yellow due to oxidation. Because of the yellow -colored duck it is also called “yellow cake”. To prevent further misunderstandings, Krone+ therefore did not ask the authors of Homer Simpson, but Raphael Zimmerl. He is a consultant for nuclear safety of the environmental manager, who in 2002 took on the role of nuclear protection officers of Vienna.

Source: Krone

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