enriched

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A raid to seize the enriched uranium, in what Kavanagh speculates is an attempt to “embarrass” Iran into submission, the operation would face a slew of problems.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Any effort by Iran to recover highly enriched uranium—what Trump calls “nuclear dust”—buried under rubble after strikes on three nuclear sites last June could take months, Trump said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

It’s not known, publicly anyway, how much enriched uranium Iran has.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Rafael Grossi, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said last month that the majority of Iran's highly enriched uranium is stored at Isfahan, with some additional material at Natanz.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

As Lawrence expected, the skills of the mass spectrograph operators improved dramatically with experience, expanding the device’s capabilities; by mid-January, a nine-hour run yielded 18 micrograms of uranium enriched to 25 percent U-235.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik