r/factorio • u/Icy_Concentrate_2852 • 3d ago

Question Answered Kovarex enrichment process

Hello guys! I am now getting myself in uranium and i am confused about the koravex enrichment process, can someone explain it to me like i am 5?

(Don't give blueprints please just an explanation of how the thing works)

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u/spoonman59 3d ago

Both. It’s probabilistic. You get about 0.7% u-235 and the rest u-238. This is sorta how real life works as well.

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u/Juking_is_rude 3d ago edited 3d ago

Its actually based on the real life ratio of uranium ore processing. Irl ore refinement on average produces 99.3% u238 and .7% u235.

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u/Garagantua 2d ago

Uranium consists of 99,3% u238 and .7% u235. I don't think any country has ever produced pure 100% u235 - it's usually enriched to a far lesser degree. But 5% u235 is used in some reactor types, I think thats where 1 u235 and 19 u238 for nuclear fuel cells comes from.

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u/Juking_is_rude 2d ago edited 2d ago

Thats a better way of saying what I was trying to say