On the practicalities of producing a nuclear weapon using high-assay low-enriched uranium
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| author | Cosgrove, P. Read, N. |
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| contents | It was recently argued by Kemp et al. that HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium, or uranium enriched up to 19.75\%) can conceivably be used to produce a nuclear weapon and on this basis civilian enrichment limits should be lowered to 10% or 12%. We find their argument unconvincing in several respects. |
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| spellingShingle | On the practicalities of producing a nuclear weapon using high-assay low-enriched uranium Cosgrove, P. Read, N. Popular Physics Physics and Society It was recently argued by Kemp et al. that HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium, or uranium enriched up to 19.75\%) can conceivably be used to produce a nuclear weapon and on this basis civilian enrichment limits should be lowered to 10% or 12%. We find their argument unconvincing in several respects. |
| title | On the practicalities of producing a nuclear weapon using high-assay low-enriched uranium |
| topic | Popular Physics Physics and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.16013 |