Kilogram, Effective
Kilogram, Effective :
A special unit used for the application of safety measures regarding nuclear material. The quantity in effective kilograms corresponds: for plutonium to its weight in kilograms, for uranium with an enrichment of 1% and more to its weight in kilograms multiplied by the square of its enrichment, for uranium with an enrichment below 1% and more than 0.5% to its weight in kilograms multiplied by 0.0001, for depleted uranium (0.5% and below) and for thorium to its weight in kilograms multiplied by 0.00005
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