uranium nucleus

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• uranium processing — Introduction       preparation of the ore for use in various products.       Uranium (U), although very dense (19.1 grams per cubic centimetre), is a relatively weak, nonrefractory metal. Indeed, the metallic properties of uranium appear to be… …   Universalium

• Uranium-235 — Infobox isotope background = #fc6 text color = isotope name = Uranium 235 isotope filename = alternate names = mass number = 235 symbol =U num neutrons = 143 num protons = 92 abundance =0.72% halflife = 703,800,000 years error halflife = decay… …   Wikipedia

• uranium 235 — noun a uranium isotope with mass number 235; capable of sustaining chain reactions • Hypernyms: ↑uranium, ↑U, ↑atomic number 92 * * * noun : a light isotope of uranium of mass number 235 that is physically separable from natural uranium or is… …   Useful english dictionary

• uranium — A radioactive metallic element, atomic no. 92, atomic wt. 238.0289, occurring mainly in pitchblende and notable for its two isotopes: 238U and 235U (99.2745% and 0.720%, respectively, the rest being made up by 234U), 235U being the first… …   Medical dictionary

• fissionable uranium — uranium whose nucleus can be split into two or more smaller nuclei (process by which energy is supplied to nuclear reactors and atomic bombs) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Atomic nucleus — A figurative depiction of the helium 4 atom with the electron cloud in shades of gray. In the nucleus, the two protons and two neutrons are depicted in red and blue. This depiction shows the particles as separate, whereas in an actual helium atom …   Wikipedia

• Depleted uranium — The DU penetrator of a 30 mm round[1] Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q metal, depletalloy, or D 38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U 235 than natural uranium (natural uranium is about 99.27% uranium… …   Wikipedia

• Enriched uranium — Proportions of uranium 238 (blue) and uranium 235 (red) found naturally versus enriched grades Enriched uranium is a kind of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium 235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation.… …   Wikipedia

• Reprocessed uranium — (RepU) is the uranium recovered from nuclear reprocessing, as done commercially in France, the UK and Japan and by nuclear weapons states military plutonium production programs. This uranium actually makes up the bulk of the material separated… …   Wikipedia

• nuclear energy —   uranium is processed into uranium dioxide, which undergoes nuclear fission. In this reaction, the uranium nucleus splits and releases neutrons. Energy is released and the neutrons split more atoms causing a chain reaction. The energy is used to …   Geography glossary

• Nuclear fission — For the generation of electrical power by fission, see Nuclear power. Splitting the atom redirects here. For the EP, see Splitting the Atom. Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusio …   Wikipedia