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Vertic calculated its estimates for the expanded uranium-enrichment capacity based on historical data of similar centrifuges, satellite imagery to determine the building’s dimensions, and other modeling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

For example, the U.S. could promise to reverse certain sanctions after Iran hands over its enriched uranium and key enrichment capabilities, such as centrifuges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But Iran still likely has centrifuges and a site deep underground where it may be able to enrich uranium, experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Top officials have told me for certain that they completely destroyed thousands of Iranian nuclear centrifuges.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2025

Partly it was to do with the limitations of equipment–there were, for instance, no centrifuges until the second half of the century, severely restricting many kinds of experiments–and partly it was social.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson