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What does '%' mean in nuclear?

Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Natural uranium is 99.284% 238U isotope, with 235U only constituting about 0.711% of its mass. 235U is the only nuclide existing in nature (in any appreciable amount) that is fissile with thermal neutrons.

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So you are saying we can't eat it right? Only sniff it
 
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It is generally beneficial to not come near anything sporting the combination of words "enriched" and "uranium".
 
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