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What concerns exist about the mining and the processing of natural sources of uranium?
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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.
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What are the fuel sources for a nuclear power plant?
Natural uranium
What is uranium 235 when added to natural uranium?
Uranium-235 is not added to natural uranium, it is extracted from natural uranium by a process called enrichment.
Uranium -235 and uranium -238 are different of uranium?
Isotopes Uranium 235 and uranium 238 are only natural isotopes of the element uranium.
What is the ratio of uranium isotopes U-238 to U-235 in natural uranium?
Concentration of 238U in natural uranium: 99,2742 % Concentration of 235U in natural uranium: 0,7204 % The ratio 238U/235U is 137,804.
Is uranium synthetic?
No, uranium is a natural chemical element.
What are the fuel sources for a nuclear power plant?
Natural uranium
Four energy sources?
Coal, oil, natural gas, uranium
What are some safety concerns for uranium?
1. Uranium is a possible polluting agent of the natural environment. 2. Uranium is a toxic and radioactive chemical element. 3. Uranium release radium and radon.
4 nonrenewable sources of energy?
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Uranium
Is uranium mined and processed you are a sustainable way?
1. Uranium reserves are not infinite. 2. Some disadvantages of uranium mining and processing: - Uranium is a possible polluting agent of the natural environment. - Uranium is a toxic and radioactive chemical element. - Uranium release radium and radon.
5 non renewable energy sources?
Coal, oil, natural gas, uranium, and geothermal
What is uranium 235 when added to natural uranium?
Uranium-235 is not added to natural uranium, it is extracted from natural uranium by a process called enrichment.
What are the main sources of energy that supply and power Sydney?
Coal Uranium and natural gas. By Xzoctic 6G
What are some nonrenewable energy sources?
Some are coal,lignite,oill,natural gas,shale oil, and uranium.
Non-renewable sources of electricity?
Five sources of non-renewable energy:CoalOilNatural gasNuclear (uranium)Rainforest timber
How is uranium recovered or produced?
Uranium is recovered by mining and chemical processing.
What are the fuel sources for nuclear power plant?
Natural uranium has about 0.7 percent U235, this has to be increased to about 4 percent for use in natural water moderated reactors. The obtaining of uranium from mining and refining is described in the document linked below
