Talk:Separative Work Units (SWUs)

Calculation section

Hi there, I am seeing two or three issues at the beginning of this (Calculation) section. Just for context, I am a physicist but did not work in this area. First, the section is mostly using the term "product" consistently, except in the opening sentence, which says "output." Could this be changed for better clarity? Maybe in the first sentence it could say "the enriched product" or "the enriched product (output)"? While I was able to figure out by "process of elimination" that output and product refer to the same thing, I think it would be better if people did not have to do that. Second, I am unclear what "assay" means. Is there a simple definition that could be added? From the examples, it seems to be a measure of the purity of the feedstock, product, or tailings (whatever that is). So, a third issue, for me at least, is that I have no idea what "tailings" refer to. Perhaps it is assumed that there is a target audience who would know this, but we usually want to write for a more general audience.Mark Widmer (talk) 12:14, 4 August 2024 (CDT)