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Chemical element with atomic number 92 (U)
natural uranium are uranium-238 (which has 146 neutrons and accounts for over 99% of uranium on Earth) and uranium-235 (which has 143 neutrons). Uranium has
Uranium
Uranium processed to increase the percentage of uranium-235
Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 (written 235U) has been increased through the process of isotope
Enriched_uranium
Uranium with lower content of 235U
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 235U than
Depleted_uranium
Uranium (92U) is a naturally occurring radioactive element (radioelement) with no stable isotopes. It has two primordial isotopes, uranium-238 and uranium-235
Isotopes_of_uranium
Isotope of uranium
Uranium-235 (235 U or U-235) is an isotope of uranium making up about 0.72% of natural uranium. Unlike the predominant isotope uranium-238, it is fissile
Uranium-235
Process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground
Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the earth. Almost 50,000 tons of uranium were produced in 2022. Kazakhstan, Canada, and
Uranium_mining
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Uranium hydride may refer to the following chemical compounds: Uranium(III) hydride Uranium(IV) hydride Uranium hydride bomb This set index article lists
Uranium_hydride
Glass colored with uranium oxide
Uranium glass or vaseline glass or canary glass is glass which has had uranium, usually in oxide diuranate form, added to a glass mix before melting for
Uranium_glass
consists of an extensive infrastructure of research sites, uranium mines, research reactors, uranium processing facilities, enrichment sites, the Bushehr Nuclear
Nuclear_program_of_Iran
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Isotopes of uranium Uranium-232 Uranium-233 Uranium-234 Uranium-235 Uranium-236 Uranium-238 Uranium-239 Uranium-240 Uranium (Caria), a town of
Uranium_(disambiguation)
Mining waste byproduct
Uranium tailings or uranium tails are a radioactive waste byproduct (tailings) of conventional uranium mining and uranium enrichment. They contain the
Uranium_tailings
Chemical compound
Uranium hexafluoride, sometimes called hex, is an inorganic compound with the formula UF6. Uranium hexafluoride is a volatile, white solid that is used
Uranium_hexafluoride
Isotope of uranium
Uranium-238 (238 U or U-238) is the most common isotope of uranium found in nature, with a relative abundance above 99%. Unlike uranium-235, it is non-fissile
Uranium-238
Uranium concentrate powder
type of powdered uranium concentrate obtained from leach solutions, representing an intermediate step in the processing of uranium ores. This material
Yellowcake
Economically recoverable concentrations of uranium within the Earth's crust
Uranium ore deposits are economically recoverable concentrations of uranium within Earth's crust. Uranium is one of the most common elements in Earth's
Uranium_ore
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
The project proposed both highly enriched uranium and plutonium as fuel for nuclear weapons. Enriched uranium was produced at the Clinton Engineer Works
Manhattan_Project
92-proton element with the same mix of isotopes as found in nature, i.e. unenriched
Natural uranium (NU or Unat) is uranium with the same isotopic ratio as found in nature. It contains 0.711% uranium-235, 99.284% uranium-238, and a trace
Natural_uranium
either nuclear reactors and reprocessing plants producing plutonium, or uranium enrichment facilities. Nuclear weapons have been used twice in war, in
Nuclear_weapon
Uranium reserves are reserves of recoverable uranium, regardless of isotope, based on a set market price. The list given here is based on Uranium 2020:
List of countries by uranium reserves
List_of_countries_by_uranium_reserves
Alleged US political scandal
The Uranium One controversy involves various conspiracy theories promoted by conservative media, politicians, and commentators that characterized the
Uranium_One_controversy
Community in Saskatchewan, Canada
Uranium City is a northern settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is at the mouth of Fredette River on Martin Lake. It is north of Lake Athabasca
Uranium_City
Chemical compound
Uranium dioxide or uranium(IV) oxide (UO2), also known as urania or uranous oxide, is an oxide of uranium, and is a black, radioactive, crystalline powder
Uranium_dioxide
List of countries by uranium reserves Uranium mining by country Uranium mining in France List of uranium projects "World Uranium Mining - World Nuclear
List of countries by uranium production
List_of_countries_by_uranium_production
Radiometric dating method
Uranium–thorium dating, also called thorium-230 dating, uranium-series disequilibrium dating or uranium-series dating, is a radiometric dating technique
Uranium–thorium_dating
Nuclear reaction splitting an atom into multiple parts
aims to recover usable material from spent nuclear fuel to both enable uranium (and thorium) supplies to last longer and to reduce the amount of "waste"
Nuclear_fission
2016 video game
Pokémon Uranium is a fan-made video game based on the Pokémon video game series. The game features gameplay similar to the main series games, though incorporates
Pokémon_Uranium
Radioactive spill in New Mexico, United States
uranium mill spill occurred in the U.S. state of New Mexico on July 16, 1979, when United Nuclear Corporation's tailings disposal pond at its uranium
Church Rock uranium mill spill
Church_Rock_uranium_mill_spill
Chemical compound
Triuranium octoxide (U3O8) is a compound of uranium. It is present as an olive green solid, and is one of the forms of yellowcake. U3O8 has potential
Triuranium_octoxide
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
production of weapons-grade uranium or plutonium. The JCPOA restricted the number and type of centrifuges in operation, the level of uranium enrichment, and the
Iran_nuclear_deal
Isotope of uranium
Uranium-233 (233 U or U-233) is a fissile isotope of uranium that is bred from thorium-232 as part of the thorium fuel cycle. Uranium-233 was investigated
Uranium-233
Oxide of the element uranium
Uranium oxide is an oxide of the element uranium. The metal uranium forms half a dozen known oxides: Uranium dioxide or uranium(IV) oxide (UO2, the mineral
Uranium_oxide
Power generated from nuclear reactions
majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear power plants. Nuclear decay processes are used
Nuclear_power
Research project in Nazi Germany
World War II. These were variously called Uranverein (Uranium Society) or Uranprojekt (Uranium Project). The first effort started in April 1939, just
German nuclear program during World War II
German_nuclear_program_during_World_War_II
Isotope of uranium
Uranium-234 (234 U or U-234) is an isotope of uranium. In natural uranium and in uranium ore, 234U occurs as an indirect decay product of uranium-238
Uranium-234
Strategic uranium reserves refer to uranium inventories held by the government of a particular country, as well as private industry, for the purpose of
Strategic_uranium_reserves
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Uranium fluoride can refer to: Uranium trifluoride, UF3 Uranium tetrafluoride, UF4 Uranium pentafluoride, UF5 Uranium hexafluoride, UF6 Tetrauranium heptadecafluoride
Uranium_fluoride
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Uranium sulfide may refer to: Uranium monosulfide, US Uranium disulfide, US2 This set index article lists chemical compounds articles associated with
Uranium_sulfide
Type of radiometric dating
Uranium–lead dating, abbreviated U–Pb dating, is one of the oldest and most refined of the radiometric dating schemes. It can be used to date rocks that
Uranium–lead_dating
Nuclear reactor generating more fissile material than it consumes
more-commonly available isotopes of uranium and thorium, such as uranium-238 and thorium-232, as opposed to the rare uranium-235 which is used in conventional
Breeder_reactor
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Uranium bromide may refer to: Uranium tetrabromide, UBr4 Uranium pentabromide, UBr5 This set index article lists chemical compounds articles associated
Uranium_bromide
Isotope of uranium
Uranium-232 (232 U) is an isotope of uranium. It has a half-life of 68.9 years and is a side product in the thorium cycle. It has been cited[by whom?]
Uranium-232
Chemical element with atomic number 90 (Th)
named the thorium series that ends at stable 208Pb. On Earth, thorium and uranium are the only elements with no stable or nearly-stable isotopes that still
Thorium
Russian group of companies
Uranium One is an international group of companies, part of the management circuit of the TENEX Group of Rosatom State Corporation. Since 2013, it is
Uranium_One
F-block chemical elements
have been used in nuclear reactors, and uranium and plutonium are critical elements of nuclear weapons. Uranium and thorium also have diverse current or
Actinide
Device for controlled nuclear reactions
propulsion, weapons production and research. Fissile nuclei (primarily uranium-235 or plutonium-239) absorb single neutrons and split, releasing energy
Nuclear_reactor
Canadian heavy water nuclear reactor design
The CANDU (Canada deuterium uranium) is a Canadian pressurized heavy-water reactor design used to generate electric power. The acronym refers to its deuterium
CANDU_reactor
Commodity market
The uranium market, like all commodity markets, has a history of volatility, moving with the standard forces of supply and demand as well as geopolitical
Uranium_market
Radiometric dating technique using uranium-234 and uranium-238
Uranium–uranium dating is a radiometric dating technique which compares two isotopes of uranium (U) in a sample: uranium-234 (234U) and uranium-238 (238U)
Uranium–uranium_dating
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
city. It was a gun-type fission weapon which used uranium that had been enriched in the isotope uranium-235 to power its explosive reaction. Little Boy
Little_Boy
Thermal power station where the heat source is a nuclear reactor
construction. Most nuclear power plants use thermal reactors with enriched uranium in a once-through fuel cycle. Fuel is removed when the percentage of neutron
Nuclear_power_plant
Uranium production is carried out in about 13 countries around the world, in 2017 producing a cumulative total of 59,462 tonnes of uranium (tU). The international
List_of_uranium_projects
Uranium producer
of natural uranium, providing over 40% of global primary uranium supply in 2019 from its operations in Kazakhstan. Kazatomprom's uranium is used for
Kazatomprom
India's nuclear energy programme envisioned by Homi J. Bhabha
However, thorium is more difficult to use than uranium as a fuel because it requires breeding, and global uranium prices remain low enough that breeding is
India's three-stage nuclear power programme
India's_three-stage_nuclear_power_programme
American alternative rock band
Uranium Club (also known as The Minneapolis Uranium Club Band) is an American punk rock band based in Minneapolis. The band consists of members Brendan
Uranium_Club
Isotope of uranium
Uranium-236 (236U or U-236) is an isotope of uranium that is neither fissile with thermal neutrons, nor very good fertile material, but is generally considered
Uranium-236
Forged documents in the Iraq disarmament crisis
The Niger uranium forgeries were forged documents initially released in 2001 by SISMI (the former military intelligence agency of Italy), which seem to
Niger_uranium_forgeries
Chemical element with atomic number 91 (Pa)
not also monoisotopic, occurring almost exclusively through the decay of Uranium-235. The element was first identified in 1913 by Kazimierz Fajans and Oswald
Protactinium
Open-pit uranium mine in Namibia
The Rössing uranium mine in Namibia is the longest-running and one of the largest open pit uranium mines in the world. It is located in the Namib Desert
Rössing_uranium_mine
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Uranium chloride may refer to: Uranium trichloride (uranium(III) chloride), UCl3 Uranium tetrachloride (uranium(IV) chloride), UCl4 Uranium pentachloride
Uranium_chloride
Uranium-rich oxide mineral
Uraninite, also known as pitchblende, is a radioactive, uranium-rich mineral and ore with a chemical composition that is largely UO2 but because of oxidation
Uraninite
Uranium mining in the United States produced 224,331 pounds (101.8 tonnes) of U3O8 in 2023, 15% of the 2018 production of 1,447,945 pounds (656.8 tonnes)
Uranium mining in the United States
Uranium_mining_in_the_United_States
Ceramics containing uranium oxide
Uranium tiles have been used in the ceramics industry for many centuries, as uranium oxide makes an excellent ceramic glaze, and is reasonably abundant
Uranium_tile
Byproduct of uranium enrichment
Depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUHF; also referred to as depleted uranium tails, depleted uranium tailings or DUF6) is a byproduct of the processing of
Depleted_uranium_hexafluoride
Isotope of plutonium
primary fissile isotope used for the production of nuclear weapons, although uranium-235 is also used for that purpose. Plutonium-239 is also one of the three
Plutonium-239
Material fuelling nuclear reactors
driven by neutrons. Uranium-235 is the only naturally-occurring fissile isotope, found mixed with uranium-238 in natural uranium. The only other two fissile
Nuclear_fuel
until 2002, when dissidents revealed undeclared facilities at Natanz (uranium enrichment) and Arak (heavy water reactor). This sparked an international
History of the nuclear program of Iran
History_of_the_nuclear_program_of_Iran
in 2006 the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanded Iran cease uranium enrichment and imposed sanctions. Throughout the early 2010s, US, EU, and
Iran and weapons of mass destruction
Iran_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
The world's largest producer of uranium is Kazakhstan, which in 2019 produced 43% of the world's mining output. Canada was the next largest producer with
Uranium_mining_by_country
Overview of the ore deposits and extraction
Uranium production is an important part of the African economy, with Niger, Namibia and South Africa creating up to 18% of the world's annual production
Uranium_in_Africa
Chemical separation of spent nuclear fuel
reprocessed uranium, also known as the spent fuel material, can in principle also be re-used as fuel, but that is only economical when uranium supply is
Nuclear_reprocessing
Russian program to develop nuclear weapons during and after World War II
material, including refined uranium and cyclotrons. The Soviet project utilized East German industry for further uranium mining, refinement, and instrument
Soviet_atomic_bomb_project
Nuclear energy extracted from thorium isotopes
the isotope uranium-233 produced from the fertile element thorium. A thorium fuel cycle can offer several potential advantages over a uranium fuel cycle—including
Thorium-based_nuclear_power
Chemical element with atomic number 94 (Pu)
synthesized and isolated in late 1940 and early 1941, by deuteron bombardment of uranium-238 in the 1.5-metre (60 in) cyclotron at the University of California
Plutonium
Chemical compound
Uranium tetrafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula UF4. It is a green solid with an insignificant vapor pressure and low solubility in water
Uranium_tetrafluoride
Uranium mine in India
The Jaduguda Mine (also spelt as Jadugoda or Jadugora) is a uranium mine in Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand
Jaduguda_uranium_mine
Cerium uranium blue is the name given to solid solutions of cerium(IV) oxide, CeO2, and uranium(IV) oxide, UO2, of variable composition from 0 to 100%
Cerium_uranium_blue
develop a prototype for an atomic reactor using thorium and low-enriched uranium, a key part of India's three stage nuclear power programme. As early as
Nuclear_power_in_India
Type of atomic bomb
The uranium hydride bomb was a variant design of the atomic bomb first suggested by Robert Oppenheimer in 1939 and advocated and tested by Edward Teller
Uranium_hydride_bomb
Chemical element with atomic number 93 (Np)
named after Neptune, the planet beyond Uranus in the Solar System, which uranium is named after. A neptunium atom has 93 protons and 93 electrons, of which
Neptunium
kilograms of uranium were also produced for use in ceramic glazes. In 2019 Australia exported 6,613 tonnes (15 million pounds) of uranium, 12% of world
Uranium_mining_in_Australia
International non-profit organization
from all parts of the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, uranium conversion, uranium enrichment, nuclear fuel fabrication, plant manufacture
World_Nuclear_Association
Uranium-Oxygen compound
Uranium trioxide (UO3), also called uranyl oxide, uranium(VI) oxide, and uranic oxide, is the hexavalent oxide of uranium. The solid may be obtained by
Uranium_trioxide
Chemical compound
Uranium carbide, a carbide of uranium, is a hard refractory ceramic material. It comes in several stoichiometries (x differs in UCx), such as uranium
Uranium_carbide
Concentrating specific isotopes of a chemical element
natural uranium into enriched uranium and depleted uranium is the largest application. This process is crucial in the manufacture of uranium fuel for
Isotope_separation
Fission Uranium Corp. is a mineral exploration company engaged in the exploration and development of uranium assets. Its sole project is the Patterson
Fission_Uranium_Corp.
Chemical compound
Uranium zirconium hydride (UZrH, U-ZrHx), a dispersion of metallic uranium in a δ-ZrH1.6 matrix, is used as the fuel in TRIGA reactors. UZrH fuel is used
Uranium_zirconium_hydride
Chemical element with atomic number 86 (Rn)
step in the normal radioactive decay chain of 238U, also known as the uranium series, which slowly decays into a variety of radioactive nuclides and
Radon
Australian television documentary series
Uranium – Twisting the Dragon's Tail is a television documentary series about uranium, its history, and its uses. It was produced by Gene Pool Productions
Uranium – Twisting the Dragon's Tail
Uranium_–_Twisting_the_Dragon's_Tail
Chemical compound
Uranium nitrides refers to any of a family of several ceramic materials: uranium mononitride (UN), uranium sesquinitride (U2N3) and uranium dinitride
Uranium_nitrides
Severe events involving radioactive materials
reactors, certain naval fuel facilities, uranium enrichment plants, fuel fabrication plants, and potentially even uranium mines are vulnerable to attacks which
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents
Canadian 2009 musical
Richmond's "Uranium Teen Scream Trilogy", a collection of three theatrical works, one not yet written, that take place in the exaggerated Uranium City. The
Ride_the_Cyclone
Mine in India
List of uranium mines Uranium market Uranium mining debate Uranium reserves Peak uranium Uranium mining controversy in Kakadu National Park Uranium metallurgy
Tummalapalle_uranium_mine
Uranium mining in Utah, a state of the United States, has a history going back more than 100 years. Uranium mining started as a byproduct of vanadium
Uranium_mining_in_Utah
the world's second-largest producer of uranium, behind Kazakhstan. In 2009, 20% of the world's primary uranium production came from mines in Canada. 14
Uranium_mining_in_Canada
Ore body in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
The Coles Hill uranium deposit is located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, in the Smith River allochthon of southern Virginia. The deposit is located
Coles_Hill_uranium_deposit
Former mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Shinkolobwe, or Kasolo, or Chinkolobew, or Shainkolobwe, was a radium and uranium mine in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Shinkolobwe
Uranium in the environment is a global health concern, and comes from both natural and man-made sources. Beyond naturally occurring uranium, mining, phosphates
Uranium_in_the_environment
World's first human-made nuclear reactor
Walter Zinn, Martin D. Whitaker, and George Weil. The reactor used natural uranium. This required a very large amount of material in order to reach criticality
Chicago_Pile-1
reported that Iran had amassed a record amount of military-grade enriched uranium. On June 11, US embassies in Iraq and other Arab states began to evacuate
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
2025–2026_Iran–United_States_negotiations
Chemical compound including uranium
Uranium compounds are compounds formed by the element uranium (U). Although uranium is a radioactive actinide, its compounds are well studied due to its
Uranium_compounds
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n.
A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals.
a.
Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted with the uranic compounds.
n.
A tantalate of uranium, yttrium, and calcium, of a brown or black color.
n.
An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239.
a.
A combining form (also used adjectively) from uranium; -- used in naming certain complex compounds; as in uranoso-uranic oxide, uranoso-uranic sulphate.
n.
An element possessing metallic properties in an inferior degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth, molybdenum, uranium, etc.
a.
Of or pertaining to uranium; containing uranium.
n.
A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also copper uranite, and chalcolite.
n.
A mineral consisting chiefly of uranium oxide with some lead, thorium, etc., occurring in black octahedrons, also in masses with a pitchlike luster; pitchblende.
a.
Pertaining to, resembling, or containing uranium; specifically, designating those compounds in which uranium has a valence relatively higher than in uranous compounds.
n.
A yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite.
n.
A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite. See Uraninite.
n.
The radical UO2, conveniently regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds.
a.
A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals.
n.
A general term for the uranium phosphates, autunite, or lime uranite, and torbernite, or copper uranite.
n.
An alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red substance, which is used as a dye; -- so called from the peculiar yellowish green fluorescence (resembling that of uranium glass) of its solutions. See Fluorescein.
n.
A yellow, earthy incrustation, consisting essentially of the oxide of uranium, but more or less impure.