When Israeli aircraft recently struck a uranium-enrichment complex in the nation, Iran could have been days away from achieving “breakout,” the ability to quickly turn “yellowcake” uranium into ...

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Experimental fuel capsules being staged at the Advanced Test Reactor. Source: Clean Core Thorium Energy A ...

The process of uranium enrichment increases the concentration of U-235, an isotope that can sustain a nuclear chain reaction.