Calutron

/ˈkæljətɑrɑn/ noun

A large electromagnetic device used to separate uranium isotopes, particularly uranium-235 from uranium-238 for nuclear weapons production.

A portmanteau of 'California' and 'cyclotron,' created by scientists at UC Berkeley's Radiation Laboratory during the Manhattan Project in the 1940s.

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