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I'm not a nuclear physicist (my area was astronomical gamma rays), but I believe that is basically correct. Remember that uranium (U) is very heavy. Heavier than lead. If you have a large radius centrifuge, the angular momentum will be enormous spinning at tens of thousands of RPMs. You'd have to reinforce the thing greatly (impractically?) for it not to fly apart.

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