downblended

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A form of downblend — To blend highly-enriched uranium, typically from decommissioned nuclear weapons, with uranium containing a low concentration of fissile uranium-235 (slightly-enriched uranium, natural uranium, or depleted uranium) in order to convert it to low-enriched uranium suitable for use as fuel in standard power reactors but not usable for a fission bomb.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of downblend
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APA

downblended. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downblended

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downblended,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downblended.

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