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Nuclear energy uses Uranium as a fuel, which is scarce. Uranium is even rarer than the fossil fuels which we've been using for many hundred years. The supply of Uranium is expected to last only for the next 30 to 60 years(depending on the actual demand). Therefore nuclear energy is NOT a renewable resource
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoUranium is very uncommon. In terms of cosmic abundance, a study in 1952 by Harold C. Urey set some relative values. With a base figure given for Silicon at 10,000, Uranium was estimated at 0.0002. It is widely distributed on earth, but in total quantities estimated in the 1970's by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at less than 2.5 million tons recoverable from the available ores. Included in those figures were sources not considered to be cost-effective for recovery.
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∙ 9y agoIt depends on what kind of uranium you're talking about. Uranium exists in many rocks, but Uranium-235, the most useful one, is very rare.
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∙ 14y agoUranium is not so rare: Earth crust: 2,7 ppm Sea water: 3,2 ppb Sun and the solar system: 18 ppb
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∙ 14y agoUranium is not between the rare elements. So: Uranium in the earth crust: cca. 2,7 ppm Uranium in sea water: cca. 3,2 ppb Uranium in the sun and the solar system: cca. 18 ppb
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∙ 14y agoConcentration of uranium in the earth crust: 2-3 mg/kg
Concentration of uranium in the sea water: ca. 3 μg/kg
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∙ 14y agoIn the earth crust, about 2-3 ppm.
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Which element is the main fuel in nuclear power plants?
Uranium, typically enriched to ~3% Uranium-235.
Where on Earth would you find Astatine?
no one really knows how much but it's a really rare element in the earth
Is boron common or rare?
is the element boron abundant or rare on earth
What is radioactive disintegration series?
A disintegration series is the pathway of a radioactively unstable element into a stable element. The pathway alters the atomic number of the element and converts the element into another element. A common one is the uranium disintegration series.
What three element symbols were named for planets?
None. Although Mercury, Uranium and Plutonium might seem to be named after planets they were not. They were named after ancient deities.
What is the abundance of polonium on earth?
Polonium is an extremely rare chemical element, accompanying uranium ores; approx. 100 micrograms of polonium in one to (t) of uranium ore.
Is uranium a transition or representative element?
No Its a Actinolds, aka rare earth element
Which element is uranium transformed into?
The end element of the uranium decay chain is a stable isotope of lead.
Where does the element uranium occur in nature?
Uranium is around us: in rocks and minerals (more than 200 minerals contain uranium), in soils in all waters including the tap water, in the atmosphere, building materials, vegetation etc. Uranium is not a so rare chemical element.
Is an Uranium element or compound?
Uranium is an element
Is uranium a element?
Yes, Uranium is an element.
Is uranium a nutrient?
No, Uranium is a rare-ish element whose radioactive isotope is often used in nuclear reactors. ingestion of radioactive elements can result in death
What element has an atomic number of 94?
Actinium is a meta element. Atomic number of it is 89.
What are the minerals that neptunium is part of?
Neptunium has not minerals. It is an artificial element and in the nature is very rare, in some uranium ores.
Is the element Uranium a lanthanoid series element?
Uranium is an actinoid series element.
Where do you find uranium in your environment?
Uranium exit in the environment, around us, in rocks and soils, in rivers and oceans, in vegetation, in building materials etc. and also in our bodies. Uranium is spread everywhere and is not so a rare element.
Is uranium a rare metal?
no. but uranium-239 is the most useful and it is very rare.
