Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on...
by yyyk on Saturday June 21, 2025 @10:07PM
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Iran imports radiopharmaceuticals from Canada and that import was never restricted. Besides, radiopharmaceuticals are done with cyclotrons and do not require 60% HEU.
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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on...
by hwillis on Sunday June 22, 2025 @12:12AM
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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
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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.