uranium is used to produce energy for some power plants that make electricity. From LearnThat.org.
(One uranium nucleus consists of 92 protons and 146 neutrons and each neutron in uranium is bound on average by 8 MeV.). From Wordnik.com. [Accelerators and Nobel Laureates] Reference
It does not, because 1/3 of the uranium is already in the bones, and not circulating in the blood for the kidneys to filter it. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Jonah Goldberg: Concerns About Climate Change Are ‘Millenarian Battiness’] Reference
The analysis of these particles indicates that the uranium is anthropogenic, i.e. that the material was produced as a result of chemical processing. From Wordnik.com. [21 « November « 2008 « Niqnaq] Reference
The residual uranium is reprocessed to be used in new fuel rods. From Wordnik.com. [Should the Israelis Arrest Benny Morris? « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
The financial model is based on the long term uranium price of. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
This revelation about the new plant to enrich uranium is worrying!. From Wordnik.com. [Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 09/25/09] Reference
Regardless of whether Iraq was “seeking†uranium is irrelevant. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » MSNBC’s Shuster: Signs Point To Rove Indictment] Reference
An Iran that continues to enrich uranium is less of a threat to us than genocide in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [We Can't Just Withdraw] Reference
In addition, uranium is a finite fuel supply and its mining presents serious health risks. From Wordnik.com. [Bianca Jagger: Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum] Reference
In the longer term uranium can probably be extracted from seawater, but at a very large price. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
He said that the critical mass of uranium is inversely proportional to the level of enrichment. From Wordnik.com. [How to Get a Nuclear Bomb] Reference
We do know depleted uranium is harmful – but ‘usually†™ it†™ s localized. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Jonah Goldberg: Concerns About Climate Change Are ‘Millenarian Battiness’] Reference
However, we are already taking the necessary step to remove highly enriched uranium from the country. From Wordnik.com. [Ukraine says it will remove highly enriched uranium stockpile] Reference
Marie's next idea, seemingly simple but brilliant, was to study the natural ores that contain uranium and thorium. From Wordnik.com. [Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of Polonium and Radium] Reference
Iran enriched the uranium using a cascade of 164 centrifuges that spin uranium hexafluoride gas at supersonic speed. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » The Facts About Iran’s Uranium Enrichment] Reference
Becquerel had already shown by the study of radiation in uranium some of the most important properties of these rays. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physics 1903 - Presentation Speech] Reference
In 1898 he reported the existence of alpha and beta rays in uranium radiation and indicated some of their properties. From Wordnik.com. [Ernest Rutherford - Biography] Reference
Producing fissile uranium is difficult and time-consuming, and the machinery required to do it is extremely sensitive. From Wordnik.com. [The Covert Option] Reference
The deal will allow the Japanese company to guarantee long-term uranium supply for the reactors it sells to power companies. From Wordnik.com. [Areva's China Deal May] Reference
I measured the activity of a number of minerals; all of them that appear to be radioactive always contain uranium or thorium. From Wordnik.com. [Marie Curie - Nobel Lecture] Reference
The idea that the British still think the case that Iraq recently sought to obtain uranium from Niger is soild just isn†™ t true. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Another Whopper From Stephen Hayes] Reference
There's also a pesky rumor from Italian intelligence that Iraq is buying huge quantities of yellowcake uranium from the country of Niger. From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Fair Game] Reference
Kerry, The New War: Recent reports indicate that uranium is being stored in the sort of lockers used by students in American high schools. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » 2004 » October] Reference
For 558 pounds, you can buy this gift-case containing all 92 naturally occuring elements in the Periodic Table -- yes, uranium is included. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: November 3, 2002 - November 9, 2002 Archives] Reference
A tottering Iraq, informally divided into Iranian and Syrian zones of influence, even as Iran continues to enrich uranium, is an awful prospect. From Wordnik.com. [We Can't Just Withdraw] Reference
Diplomats accredited to the IAEA said a wider range of samples had now been analyzed by its sleuths and some had traces of a certain uranium compound. From Wordnik.com. [10 « November « 2008 « Niqnaq] Reference
Andy Grotto at Think Progress explains: Iran enriched the uranium using a cascade of 164 centrifuges that spin uranium hexafluoride gas at supersonic speed. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » The Facts About Iran’s Uranium Enrichment] Reference
I wrote a couple of hundred pages about this testy old guy bucking against his growing dependence on others, who all blame his work in uranium for his illness. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Cummins discusses her first novel, Yellowcake] Reference
Nor will he ever again not be able to not attempt to falsify his desires ... er ... wishes to purchase uranium from a country that may, or not may, be in Africa. From Wordnik.com. [All we need is Blog?] Reference
Unlike uranium, which is naturally occurring, Cobalt 60 has to be made using a nuclear reactor. From Wordnik.com. [Cincinnati Local News Headlines | WCPO.com] Reference
Corp. mill site near Cañon City, has cemented the idea of uranium milling as an environmental nightmare. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
In Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, are plans to begin mining uranium, which is there in quantity. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
U.C) is a U. S.-based exploration and development company with the objective of near-term uranium production in the U.S. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Iran would export its uranium, which is enriched at less than 5 percent - enough to produce fuel to burn in power plants. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
The uranium, which is not highly enriched, was also chemically processed and not simply naturally occurring in local soil. From Wordnik.com. [The Washington Note] Reference
The process creates a large amount of energy from relatively small amounts of uranium, which is important as global supplies run short. From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot: Hardware] Reference
• The process creates a large amount of energy from relatively small amounts of uranium, which is important as global supplies run short. From Wordnik.com. [WIBW - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
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