English Dictionary

downblend

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdoun.blɛnd/

動詞

他動詞 通常

(usually transitive, nuclear physics) To blend highly-enriched uranium, typically from decommissioned nuclear weapons, with uranium containing a low concentration of fissile uranium-235 (slightly-enriched uranium, natural uranium, or depleted uranium) in order to convert it to low-enriched uranium suitable for use as fuel in standard power reactors but not usable for a fission bomb.

日本語の意味

（通常は核物理分野において）高濃縮ウランを、低濃縮ウラン（もしくは自然ウラン、または乏燃料ウランなど）と混合し、通常の原子炉燃料として使用可能だが核兵器製造には適さない低濃縮ウランに変換する操作を行うこと。

To secure the material, technicians will downblend the decommissioned warhead's highly-enriched uranium by mixing it with natural uranium so that it can only be used as reactor fuel.

物質を安全化するために、技術者たちは退役した核弾頭の高濃縮ウランを天然ウランなどで混合して低濃縮化し、それが原子炉の燃料としてしか使えないようにします。

意味（1）

(usually transitive, nuclear physics) To blend highly-enriched uranium, typically from decommissioned nuclear weapons, with uranium containing a low concentration of fissile uranium-235 (slightly-enriched uranium, natural uranium, or depleted uranium) in order to convert it to low-enriched uranium suitable for use as fuel in standard power reactors but not usable for a fission bomb.

The facility has the capacity to downblend 5 tonnes of bomb-grade uranium per year.

downblends （ present singular third-person ）

downblending （ participle present ）

downblended （ participle past ）

downblended （ past ）