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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by hwillis on Saturday June 21, 2025 @09:15PM (#44342202)
Radiopharmaceuticals are enriched to 60%. Iran is one of the top producers in the world. Iran has a natural abundance of radioactive isotopes- the background radiation of spots in Iran is extremely high: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar,_Iran

https://www.energy.gov/science/ip/articles/harnessing-power-...

https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/04/08/723301/Iran-among-t...

Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by yyyk on Saturday June 21, 2025 @10:07PM (#44342660)
Iran imports radiopharmaceuticals from Canada and that import was never restricted. Besides, radiopharmaceuticals are done with cyclotrons and do not require 60% HEU.
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by hwillis on Sunday June 22, 2025 @12:12AM (#44343533)
There are dozens of elements and isotopes used in radiopharmacology. Highly enriched uranium is absolutely one of them -hence why energy.gov is posting about it- and it's significantly cheaper than using a particle accelerator to create radioactive isotopes.
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by yyyk on Sunday June 22, 2025 @01:27AM (#44343964)
HEU is not directly used in radiopharmacology for obvious reasons, the energy.gov posting is about a non-fissile isotope of Uranium and not HEU.

It's much cheaper to use a cyclotron than get massively sanctioned - unless you what you really want is a weapon.