- Uranium enrichment
- The process of increasing the percentage of pure uranium above the levels found in naturally occurring uranium ore, so that it may be used as fuel.California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms
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Uranium enrichment
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uranium enrichment — /jureɪniəm ɛnˈrɪtʃmənt/ (say yoohrayneeuhm en richmuhnt) noun the addition to uranium of the isotope U 235 to levels far beyond the naturally occurring 0.711%; undertaken to prepare the uranium for use as a fuel in a nuclear reactor …
Uranium — (pronEng|jʊˈreɪniəm) is a silvery gray metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92. It has 92 protons and 92 electrons, 6 of them valence electrons. It can have between 141 and … Wikipedia
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Uranium hexafluoride — Chembox new Name = Uranium hexafluoride ImageFile = Uranium hexafluoride 2D.png ImageSize = 125px IUPACName = Uranium hexafluoride Uranium(VI) fluoride Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 7783 81 5 Density = 5.09 g/cm3, solid Solubility =… … Wikipedia
Uranium-236 — Infobox isotope background = #fc6 text color = isotope name = Uranium 236 isotope filename = alternate names = mass number =236 symbol =U num neutrons =144 num protons =92 abundance =< 10^ 10 halflife = 2.348 x10^7 years error halflife = decay… … Wikipedia
Uranium tetrachloride — Chembox new Name = Uranium tetrachloride ImageFile = UCl4.jpg ImageName = Uranium Tetrachloride IUPACName = Tetrachlorouranium OtherNames = Uranium (IV) Chloride Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 10026 10 5 Section2 = Chembox Properties… … Wikipedia
Enrichment tails assay — A measure of the amount of fissile uranium (U 235) remaining in the waste stream from the uranium enrichment process. The natural uranium feed that enters the enrichment process generally contains 0.711 percent (by weight) U 235. The product… … Energy terms
Uranium enrichi — Enrichissement de l uranium L enrichissement de l’uranium est le procédé consistant à augmenter la proportion d isotope fissile dans l’uranium. L opération la plus commune est l enrichissement de l uranium naturel en son isotope 235. Par… … Wikipédia en Français
Uranium-234 — Infobox isotope background = #fc6 text color = isotope name = Uranium 234 isotope filename = alternate names = mass number =234 symbol =U num neutrons =142 num protons =92 abundance =0.0055% halflife =246,000 years error halflife = decay product … Wikipedia
