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Why is uranium used instead of other fossil fuels?
Uranium is used moreso because it is in fact NOT a fossil fuel. It is a heavy metal mined from an ore, and it's energy process is call nuclear fission.
Useful minerals can be mined from?
I believe that it's mined from ore.
Why is urainium a non renewable fuel?
Uranium is a non-renewable fuel. The earth has a limited supply of this mineral. Uranium ore is mined, then refined for use in power plants. It can not be put back. The earth is not creating more uranium. As with any non-renewable fuel, we should be concern about the supply. If additional quantities are discovered, the uranium that is known to us, can increase. See related link on abundance of uranium and other minerals.
How is metal produced from ore?
The ore must be mined, or must be removed from the ground. Then the ore must be processed to extract the metal
What is an example of of a deposit of hematite that can be mined at a profit?
An ore is an example of a hemitite mineral that can be mined at a profit.~annonyomis
Is nuclear power dug out of the ground?
The uranium ore is mined
How was astatine in the uranium ore mined?
Asttine is not mined.
Is nuclear energy mined?
Uranium ore is mined
How much uranium-235 is typically found in uranium ore when it is mined from the ground?
Uranium-235 is found in nature at about 0.7% concentration to uranium-238.
What are the raw materials neeeded for nuclear energy?
Uranium mined as an ore is the source of the fuel.
Is iron ore uranium ore?
Uranium ore is not...uranium ore !
Why did Martin Klaproth discover uranium?
he was researching the mine and found some ore and asked one of the miners what it was and they didn't have an idea so he mined it and named it uranium
If it was mined would it be an ore or a native element?
Ore is mined
What raw material is needed for nuclear power?
Uranium ore.
Why is uranium used instead of other fossil fuels?
Uranium is used moreso because it is in fact NOT a fossil fuel. It is a heavy metal mined from an ore, and it's energy process is call nuclear fission.
What is the feul for nuclear power plants and where does it come from?
Either yellow uranium oxide (yellowcake) or metallic uranium in most reactors. In moderated thermal neutron reactors the uranium is usually enriched to 3% to 5% uranium-235 isotope, in unmoderated fast neutron reactors the uranium is enriched to 20% to 95% uranium-235 isotope. This uranium comes from mines (similar to coal or iron ore mines). What is mined is usually black uranium oxide ore. This ore is processed to make unenriched yellowcake (0.7% uranium-235) and shipped to the enrichment plant. Most enrichment plants process the yellowcake to make uranium hexafloride then run that through their system, producing both enriched uranium (product) and depleted uranium (waste). The enriched uranium hexafloride is then processed back to yellowcake and shipped to a finishing plant that uses it to make the required fuel assemblies.
Is iron mined or manfactured?
Iron ore is mined.
