How did the US decide to go ahead with giant monster centrifuges rather than the more compact Zippe design? @wellerstein @ORNL
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@NuclearDiner@ORNL US was concerned mostly with efficiency vs. gaseous diffusion, I believe. Thought only big centrifuges worth the effort
@NuclearDiner @ORNL US centrifuge situation always a bit different compared to newer/minor nuclear powers, b/c of gas diffusion capability
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@wellerstein Got a report? Book?@ORNL -
@NuclearDiner@ORNL Scott Kemp's and John Krige's centrifuge history work touches on these points a bit.
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