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Depleted uranium

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000118

Uranium with a percentage of uranium-235 lower than the 0.7 percent (by mass) contained in natural uranium. Depleted uranium is the byproduct of the uranium enrichment process. Depleted uranium can be blended with highly enriched uranium, such as that from weapons, to make reactor fuel.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000118
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000118",
  "term": "Depleted uranium",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "Uranium with a percentage of uranium-235 lower than the 0.7 percent (by mass) contained in natural uranium. Depleted uranium is the byproduct of the uranium enrichment process. Depleted uranium can be blended with highly enriched uranium, such as that from weapons, to make reactor fuel.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/depleted-uranium/"
}

Record 118 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.