answersLogoWhite

0

The purpose is to obtain a MOX fuel (mixed oxide fuel) for nuclear power reactors.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Is uranium or plutonium used as fuel in a nuclear reactor?

Though both enriched uranium and plutonium can be used, the most common in enriched Uranium-235. The waste that comes from the reaction is a mix of elements (uranium, plutonium, etc) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power


Can plutonium combine with uranium?

Plutonium and uranium can form alloys.


Can uranium and plutonium bond?

Uranium and plutonium can form alloys.


Can you recycle uranium and plutonium?

Yes, it is possible to recycle "burned" uranium and plutonium.


What is smaller in radius uranium or plutonium?

The atomic radii of uranium and plutonium are identical.


Is plutonium limited?

Plutonium is obtained from uranium irradiated in nuclear reactors, consequently the production of plutonium depends on uranium resources.


Are uranium and plutonium easily obtained?

Uranium is not easily obtained; and the technology of plutonium is extremely difficult.


Is plutonium and enriched uranium the same thing?

Plutonium and enriched uranium are different materials.Enriched uranium is uranium with a concentration of the isotope 235U greater than the natural concentration of 0,7 %.


Which atomic bomb used uranium and which used plutonium?

Hiroshima bomb: uranium Nagasaki bomb: plutonium


Is smaller in radius uranium or plutonium?

The atomic radii (empirical) of plutonium and uranium are identical - 175 pm.


Does nuclear power have uranium in it?

Either Uranium or Plutonium.


Is plutonium as dense as the element uranium?

The density of uranium is 19,1 g/cm3. The density of plutonium is 19,816 g/cm3.