Approx. 115 US $/kg of the oxide U3O8 (but not for the nuclear grade quality, which is more expensive) - as to August 2011.
The amount of uranium needed to power a city depends on the size of the city and the efficiency of the nuclear power plant. On average, a city of 1 million people would require about 27 metric tons of uranium per year to power its nuclear plant.
The process of splitting uranium atoms at a nuclear power plant is called nuclear fission. This process releases a large amount of energy in the form of heat, which is then used to generate electricity through steam turbines.
A nuclear power plant is a type of power plant that generates electricity using nuclear reactions, typically involving uranium. A power plant can refer to any facility that generates electricity, including coal, natural gas, or renewable energy sources, while a nuclear power plant specifically uses nuclear energy.
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
After mining and crushing the (uranium) ore, i think the uranium is dissolved with acid and spun in centrifuges to separate the heavy (more fissible) uranium-235 atoms from the lighter (less fissible) uranium-233 atoms. Highly radioactive material makes for faster chain reactions and more power, and is very dangerous.
A nuclear power plant does use uranium as fuel It "burns" it in the nuclear sense not the chemical sense
a nuclear power plant produces electricity from uranium 235
Uranium
Uranium (or plutonium) is a source of energy (nuclear fuel) in nuclear power plants.
The majority of commercial nuclear power reactors use uranium (natural or enriched) as nuclear fuel.
Natural uranium
Uranium is the fuel that is used.
Yes
in the nucleus
Uranium is more expensive, but the kWh in a nuclear power plant is more cheaper.
Depending on: - the type of the nuclear reactor - the electrical power of the nuclear reactor - the type of the nuclear fuel - the enrichment of uranium - the estimated burnup of the nuclear fuel etc.
Uranium is used as nuclear fuel.