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Line 75: === Nuclear chemistry === A 15–40% (usually about 30%) solution of tributyl phosphate in [[kerosene]] or [[dodecane]] is used in the [[liquid–liquid extraction]] (solvent extraction) of [[uranium]], [[plutonium]], and [[thorium]] from spent uranium [[nuclear fuel]] rods dissolved in [[nitric acid]], as part of a [[nuclear reprocessing]] process known as [[PUREX]]. The shipment of 20 tons of tributyl phosphate to [[North Korea]] from [[China]] in 2002, coinciding with the resumption of activity at [[Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center]], was seen by the United States and the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] as cause for concern; that amount was considered sufficient to extract enough material for perhaps three to five potential [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref name="Ref_b">{{cite web \| title = Yongbyon - North Korean Special Weapons Facilities \| url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/yongbyon.htm \| publisher = GlobalSecurity.org}}</ref> == Hazards==

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