English Explanatory Dictionary

downblend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaʊn.blɛnd/ en-us-downblend.ogg

Word forms

downblend downblends downblending downblended

Etymology

Blend of down + blend.

Antonyms

enrich
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