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Source: http://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/LEU_20_percent_update_May_4_2015_Final.pdf
The U.S. Fact Sheet's Missing Parts: Iran's Near 20 Percent Low-Enriched Uranium
(Institute for Science and International Security) David Albright and Serena Kelleher-Vergantini - Iran continues to retain a significant portion of near 20% low-enriched uranium (LEU) in the form of oxide. The U.S. Fact Sheet does not discuss the fate of the near 20% LEU. LEU oxide powder is easily re-convertible to hexafluoride form, which can then be used in a breakout because near 20% LEU is much closer to weapon-grade uranium than 3.5% LEU. A challenge for negotiators is to remove from Iran or blend down to natural uranium most of this LEU.