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- uranium has 3 natural isotopes and 26 artificial isotopes or isomers
- all isotopes are radioactive
- natural isotopes are principally alpha emitters
- isotopes 233, 235 are fissile with thermal neutrons
- isotope 238 is fertile
- the peak energy of gamma rays from U-235 is at 185,712 keV

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