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It only contains approximately 0.7% uranium-235, the isotope that allows the most nuclear fission to occur. So, the enrichment process concentrates uranium-235.

Wisconsin is one step closer to becoming the "Silicon Valley" of nuclear energy, after Gov. Tony Evers signed two bills focused on Wisconsin research.

Moniz jumped in to correct: in 2023, federal authorities announced a streamlined process that will make fusion energy easier to deploy than old-school nuclear fission.

The hits on Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow -- Iran's most secure nuclear enrichment facility, which was buried 300 feet inside a mountain -- shouldn't spark panic over possible nuclear fallout.

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But it’s not the uranium we worry about.” Far more dangerous than U-235 are the elemental products given off when nuclear fuel goes through fission—especially iodine, strontium, and cesium.