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Uranium is a metal which naturally occurs in various different minerals. It is a heavy metal with a silvery-white color. While it is pretty hard, it is actually slightly softer than steel. It has many isotopes which aid in it's greatest importance being through it's use as a nuclear fuel. This is done through a reaction between various uranium isotopes. They can mix in different ways too, such as gaseous diffusion, a centrifuge, or laser enrichment. The process and different isotopes used determine the final results. | Uranium is a metal which naturally occurs in various different minerals. It can be mined out of any uranium-bearing ores. The mined form is not useful to us and must be chemically altered to what is called "yellowcake" so we can use it to get energy. It is a heavy metal with a silvery-white color. While it is pretty hard, it is actually slightly softer than steel. It has many isotopes which aid in it's greatest importance being through it's use as a nuclear fuel. This is done through a reaction between various uranium isotopes. They can mix in different ways too, such as gaseous diffusion, a centrifuge, or laser enrichment. The process and different isotopes used determine the final results. | ||
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Uranium
Uranium is a metal which naturally occurs in various different minerals. It can be mined out of any uranium-bearing ores. The mined form is not useful to us and must be chemically altered to what is called "yellowcake" so we can use it to get energy. It is a heavy metal with a silvery-white color. While it is pretty hard, it is actually slightly softer than steel. It has many isotopes which aid in it's greatest importance being through it's use as a nuclear fuel. This is done through a reaction between various uranium isotopes. They can mix in different ways too, such as gaseous diffusion, a centrifuge, or laser enrichment. The process and different isotopes used determine the final results.
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