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  • ...rg/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/mining-of-uranium.aspx Mining of Uranium] per the World Nuclear Association website: ...m Mining Production] - "Nearly three-quarters of the world's production of uranium from mines is from Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia and Namibia. Another 11 co
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  • #REDIRECT [[Uranium#Fissionable uranium]]
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  • ...um mine aerial view 2009.jpg|right|350px|Aerial view of the Ranger surface uranium mine in 2009. It is located in Kakadu National Park in Australia’s North ...the uranium itself generally has a very low level of radioactivity. Many uranium mines, especially in Australia and Canada, have ISO 14001 certification, wh
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  • |elName= Uranium '''Uranium''' is a [[Chemical elements|chemical element]], typically found as a [[Soli
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  • #REDIRECT [[Highly enriched uranium]]
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  • #REDIRECT [[Highly enriched uranium]]
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  • #REDIRECT [[Uranium/Periodic table of elements]]
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  • Bomb-grade [[uranium]] containing at least 90% <sup>235</sup>U
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  • {{Image|Uranium Fuel Cycle.png|right|350px|The complete uranium fuel cycle, showing primary and recycled materials flow.<ref>[https://world ...in nature - uranium 235, which is a small fraction of naturally occurring uranium. Other fissile nuclides may be produced by neutron irradiation of much more
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  • A solvent-based extraction method to separate [[uranium]] and [[plutonium]] from [[fission]] by-products.
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  • [[Uranium]] enriched to 90 percent or more of the fissionable isotope <sup>235</sup>U
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  • <includeonly>Actinide</includeonly><noinclude>Uranium is considered to be a [[transition metal]], a [[rare earth element]], and a
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  • A molten salt reactor (MSR) using a mix of uranium and thorium in a fluoride salt with a graphite moderator.
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  • a medium-sized, next-gen, uranium-fueled, graphite-moderated, helium-cooled [[nuclear reactor|reactor]] that
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  • ...ent and are highly prized. Most uranium glass is green, but there is blue uranium glass as well.
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  • ...965; minimal thermonuclear fuel in Secondary with most yield coming from [[uranium]] tamper; one remains lost in water off [[Savannah, Georgia]] near Tybee Is
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  • ...anic elements whose atomic number are higher than 92, the atomic number of uranium.
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  • ...pha; and &beta; [[radiation]]. In retrospect, the nuclear reactions in the uranium salt likely to have been involved were:
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  • {{rpl|Mining of uranium and thorium}} {{rpl|Uranium fuel cycle}}
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  • three-quarters of the world's uranium is mined in Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia and Namibia; many of today's mine
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  • ...he lake, at [[Port Radium]]. The mine at Port Radium supplied most of the Uranium for the [[Manhattan Project]]. Ore was loaded into sacks, which were piled
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  • ...on of the isotopes of [[uranium]] by the repeated diffusion of the gaseous uranium hexachloride.
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  • ...otopes of hydrogen) releases four times as much energy as the same mass of uranium in a fission bomb.
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  • ...103 ([[Lawrencium]]) inclusive. Actinides are all [[radioactive]], and [[Uranium]] (atomic number 92), and [[Plutonium]] (atomic number 94) are significant
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  • ...otopes of hydrogen) releases four times as much energy as the same mass of uranium in a fission bomb.<ref name=fusionEnergy/> ...basis, the D-T fusion reaction releases over four times as much energy as uranium fission.[https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-g
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  • ...process, which is commonly used, in Plutonium reprocessing, to separate [[uranium]] and [[plutonium]] from the fission by-products. [[THOREX]] is a related ...the used fuel in [[nitric acid]]; after removing the insoluble matter, the uranium and plutonium are extracted from the highly active liquor.
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  • ...]], [[reactor coolant#helium|helium-cooled]] reactor with a once-through [[uranium]] fuel cycle. Its primary purpose is to provide high heat(850 to 950 degree ...being seen as a petroleum alternative. Competitive reactors include the [[uranium hydride]] reactor by [[Hyperion]] Power Generation and the Chinese 200 MW H
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  • ...f particles (e.g., [[neutron]]s) while high-Z materials (e.g., [[lead]], [[uranium]]) block radiation).
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  • ...ot [[nuclear reprocessing|reprocessed]] to retrieve the remaining usable [[uranium]] and [[plutonium]], it is a form of [[radioactive waste]]. ...m dioxide grains, but the majority of the fission products remain in the [[uranium dioxide]] as [[solid solution]]s.
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  • ...per (blue), followed by lithium deuteride fusion fuel (red), followed by a uranium-235 or plutonium "sparkplug" (blue), ...eentry vehicles. Their basic yield is 300 kilotons (KT), but they can have uranium rings added to increase it to 475 KT.
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  • ...14, 21, 22, and 31 kt by exchanging the plutonium pits; it also contained uranium. Mark 4 was the first weapon made on an assembly line rather than by hand. ...gh explosive] detonated on impact, scattering nearly 100 pounds (45 kg) of uranium. Its plutonium pit remained aboard the aircraft, which later landed safely
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  • ...atrium reactor''' is a [[Fast neutron reactor|Fast Neutron Reactor]] using uranium metal as the fuel and molten sodium as the coolant.<ref name=NatriumSite/> ...go the route of every other rogue so far, just buy centrifuges and enrich uranium.
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  • For example, [[uranium]], with an atomic number of 92, has the relatively stable isotope <sup>238< ...e blackening observed by Becquerel was caused by the &beta; radiation from uranium's "daughter" thorium. In 1898 [[Marie Curie]] and her husband [[Pierre Curi
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  • ...epleted uranium, for example, has the same physical properties as enriched uranium, and is similar to plutonium.
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  • ...>233</sup>U and <sup>239</sup>Np resulting from integration of thorium and uranium with naturally produced neutrons.
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  • ...f U-235, or extraction of fissile [[plutonium]] (Pu-239) from irradiated [[uranium]] [[nuclear reactor]] fuel. The US forged the way on both paths during its ...stinct technologies, after all. To build a bomb, one needs Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) or weapons-grade plutonium (Pu-239).
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  • "Natrium would likely be less uranium efficient and would not reduce the amount of waste that requires long-term
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  • ...tium is produced synthetically as a by-product of the fission of [[Uranium|uranium-235]] in nuclear reactors and it is extracted from the spent reactor fuel r ...s. This happens because technetium is a bi-product of the natural decay of uranium and also because it is a bi-product in the operation of nuclear reactors. T
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  • ...</ref> are capable of burning spent nuclear fuel, old bomb cores, depleted uranium and thorium.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ou_xswB2b0 TEAC presenta ...fast neutron reactors capable of efficiently burning thorium and depleted uranium. This will extend proven resources from centuries to millennia.
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  • ...insulated container. The Dewar, in turn, was surrounded by a <sup>238</sup>uranium pusher-tamper weighing over 5 metric tons. Surrounding the Dewar was a 80 ...est. "77% (8 megatons) of the yield was due to fast fission of the natural uranium pusher/tamper, with remainder (2.4 megatons) coming directly from fusion of
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  • ...ality is to be avoided. Such a criticality accident can occur if too much uranium or plutonium is brought together in one place. Nuclear reactors have copio
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  • *[[Gaseous diffusion]] plant for [[uranium]] in [[Tennessee (U.S. state)|Tennessee]], now the [[Oak Ridge National Lab
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  • ...0.7 weight % uranium-235, 99.3 weight % [[uranium-238]], and a trace of [[uranium-234]].</ref>
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