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gaseous diffusion plant

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gaseous diffusion plant [¦gash·əs di′fyü·zhən ‚plant]
(nucleonics)
A facility where the gaseous diffusion process is used in the separation of uranium isotopes in order to provide fissionable fuel for nuclear power plants and weapons.


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The Department of Energy has begun compensation payments to America's nuclear weapons workers; Harding's husband died after prolonged exposure to toxic levels of uranium at the Paducah, Kentucky Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
Department of Energy at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site in Piketon.
However, these gaseous diffusion plants are inefficient and are now running at well below capacity.
 
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