### Question
Can you define what downblending means?


### Answer
**Downblending** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 2297h*:

> processing highly enriched uranium into a uranium product in any form in which the uranium contains less than 20 percent uranium-235

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 2297h*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 23-DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY > Division B-United States Enrichment Corporation > SUBCHAPTER VIII-UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION PRIVATIZATION**

