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n. - An impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore.

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  • It is sometimes referred to as yellowcake and generally contains more than 80% uranium.
  • He worked in the uranium mines in Grants ... even scraped out the yellowcake from the ovens.
  • According to Pavlenishvili, Dimitradze said he took possession of the yellowcake from the two Russians.
  • The removal of 550 metric tons of "yellowcake" - the seed material for higher-grade nuclear enrichment - was a significant step toward ...
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