Yes, the nuclear fuel from a nuclear reactor must be replaced at some intervals, because the fuel can be poisoned with neutron absorbers and the clad can become fragile and unsure; the "burned" fuel is recycled.
Yes, uranium needs to be enriched in order to be used in a nuclear reactor. Enrichment increases the concentration of uranium-235, the isotope necessary for sustained nuclear reactions in most reactors. Natural uranium is primarily composed of uranium-238, which needs to be converted to uranium-235 through enrichment processes.
Uranium is not used in medicine.
Disadvantages of enriched uranium:- it is very difficult to prepare- can be used for bombs- the price is prohibitive- need of a complicate and expensive technology
- uranium is radioactive- uranium has 3 natural isotopes and many artificial isotopes- uranium is a solid metal- uranium is dense; 19,1 g/cm3- the atomic weight is 238,02891(3)- the atomic number is 92- the melting point is 1 0132,2 0C- the boiling point is 4 131 0C- uranium is paramagnetic- the covalent radius of uranium atom is 196+/-7 pm- the crystalline structure is orthorombic- uranium is used in nuclear fuels for nuclear reactors- depleted uranium can be used for armors and ammunition- uranium can be used in atomic bombs- etc.
uranium can be used as a thermal power source in nuclear power plants.one kilogram of uranium can produce energy equivalent 3000 kilograms of coal.but is also equally dangerous because of radiations from it
Disadvantages of uranium: 1. Uranium is a possible polluting agent of the natural environment. 2. Uranium is a toxic and a radioactive chemical element. 3. Uranium release radium and radon. 4. Radioactive wastes are dangerous and need to be isolated.
To produce uranium
No. Uranium is generally used in solid form.
Uranium is not used in the petroleum industry.
- Enriched uranium is used as explosive in some nuclear weapons. Depleted uranium is used for: - armors - projectiles - ballast
Uranium is not a fossil fuel; uranium is used as nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors.
No, uranium is not used in medicine.