Depleted Uranium

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Science

 

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Chris J

 

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January 23, 2012

 

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University

 

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However, U-235 is the isotope that is fissile, which means that atoms can split into fragments by fission and releases a great amount of energy. This energy is the source of power in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Most reactors require uranium, in which the concentration of U-235 is higher than in natural uranium, about three percent by mass, while nuclear weapons and some reactors require uranium with more than ninety percent U-235...
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Most reactors require uranium, in which the concentration of U-235 is higher than in natural uranium, about three percent by mass, while nuclear weapons and some reactors require uranium with more than ninety percent U-235. Uranium that contains a higher concentration of U-235 than is found in natural uranium, termed "enriched," and uranium with a lower concentration of U-235, termed "depleted...
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