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How uranium is released?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Uranium is dug up from the ground.

Uranium-238, however, can undergo nuclear fission to release two smaller nuclei.

Or it can undergo fusion to form Plutonium-239 for further radioactive processes.

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