Uranium reserves — The table below is based mostly on European Nuclear Society data [http://www.euronuclear.org/info/encyclopedia/u/uranium reserves.htm] . The reserves with mining costs of 80$/kg are considered. If costs of 130$/kg are considered as well there are … Wikipedia
Strategic uranium reserves — refer to uranium inventories held by the government of a particular country, as well as private industry, for the purpose of providing economic and national security during an energy crisis.North AmericaIn the early 1990s, the United States… … Wikipedia
Uranium depletion — is the inescapable result of extracting and consuming uranium since it is a finite resource. The journal Environmental Science and Technology argues that the availability of high grade uranium ore will deplete over time making the fuel more… … Wikipedia
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
Uranium mining in Colorado — Uranium mining in Colorado, United States, goes back to 1872, when pitchblende ore was taken from gold mines near Central City, Colorado. The Colorado uranium industry has seen booms and busts, but continues to this day. Not counting byproduct… … Wikipedia
Uranium mining — The Ranger Uranium Mine in Australia … Wikipedia
uranium processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Uranium (U), although very dense (19.1 grams per cubic centimetre), is a relatively weak, nonrefractory metal. Indeed, the metallic properties of uranium appear to be… … Universalium
Uranium resource categories — (international) Three categories of uranium resources defined by the international community to reflect differing levels of confidence in the existence of the resources. Reasonably assured resources (RAR), estimated additional resources (EAR),… … Energy terms
Uranium property — A specific piece of land with uranium reserves that is held for the ultimate purpose of economically recovering the uranium. The land can be developed for production or undeveloped. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s… … Energy terms
URANIUM — L’uranium (symbole U, numéro atomique 92) est un élément chimique métallique très dense (d = 19), dur, dont la couleur grise rappelle celle du nickel. Pendant les cent cinquante ans qui suivirent sa découverte, en 1789, par Martin Heinrich… … Encyclopédie Universelle
