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Lay person question: in the same way that we use centrifuges to purify nuclear fuel, could we not similarly use them to refine the stable isotopes from lead (or
by abeppu 7y ago
Lay person question: in the same way that we use centrifuges to purify nuclear fuel, could we not similarly use them to refine the stable isotopes from lead (or other metals)? If not, is there an interesting reason?
- sohkamyung 7y agoYou could in theory: but you would have to turn the metals into a gas first as the process for purifying uranium depends on gas diffusion [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_centrifuge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_centrifuge
- ISL 7y agoYes. It is really expensive.