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highly enriched uranium (HEU)
Uranium that is enriched to above 20% uranium-235 (u-235). Weapons-grade heu is enriched to above 90% in u-235. (chemical/biological/radiological incident handbook, central intelligence agency)
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Medical devices
- Category: Radiology equipment
- Company: U.S. HHS
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