Comment on Billionaire Peter Thiel backing first privately developed US uranium enrichment facility in Paducah
shalafi@lemmy.world 12 hours agoLOL, hell no. Not even the Trump administration would allow a private concern to enrich weapon grade uranium.
Or, if you want a cynical take, no administration is going to give up their monopoly on ultraviolence.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I mean - that’s what the story says is happening.
shalafi@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Enrichment for a nuclear power plant is nowhere near close to enrichment for a nuclear weapon. Something like 5% vs. 90%+? And every step closer to 90% is a tall step.