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Question: Electrorefining is used to refine metals like copper to very high purity. Why can't plutonium be similarly purified and used for making bombs?

Notes and References

  1. THE PYROPROCESS, Chapter 8 in PLENTIFUL ENERGY The Story of the Integral Fast Reactor, Charles Till and Yoon Il Chang, 2011.
  2. PYROPROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES Recycling Used Nuclear Fuel for a Sustainable Energy Future, Argonne National Laboratory, accessed 7-2-2023.