| Iran's Nuclear Program: Status Contributor(s): Kerr, Paul K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1490479163 ISBN-13: 9781490479163 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.34 lbs) 56 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Iran's nuclear program began during the 1950s. The United States has expressed concern since the mid-1970s that Tehran might develop nuclear weapons. Iran's construction of gas centrifuge-based uranium enrichment facilities is currently the main source of proliferation concern. Gas centrifuges enrich uranium by spinning uranium hexafluoride gas at high speeds to increase the concentration of the uranium-235 isotope. Such centrifuges can produce both low-enriched uranium (LEU), which can be used in nuclear power reactors, and weapons-grade highly enriched uranium (HEU), which is one of the two types of fissile material used in nuclear weapons. |