Translation of uranium in Spanish: uranium
Pronunciation /jʊˈreɪnɪəm/ /jʊˈreɪniəm/ noun
English example sentences
Depleted uranium is an extremely dense substance derived from enriched uranium. Enrichment can produce different grades of uranium that can be used for fuel or nuclear warheads. There are large unexploited nickel deposits, and uranium, vanadium, and gold. And extracting uranium and storing nuclear waste both produce carbon emissions. The heavy elements like gold or lead or uranium are very rare in the universe. This time it was uranium and iron ore which provided the much needed employment opportunities. He advises the villagers to drink a lot of milk because the calcium compounds with uranium. It is not certain if the effects are due to the chemical or the radioactive properties of uranium. Enrichment is a process of purifying uranium for use as nuclear fuel or in weapons. The Curies discovered radium, a radioactive substance, in uranium oxide ore. Workers there recently learned that they were exposed to both plutonium and uranium. Depleted uranium is derived from natural uranium mined from the earth's crust. A highly radioactive solution of water, plutonium and uranium is constantly leaking out. However, uranium is a heavy metal and the safety limits are based on its toxicity as a metal. All countries have uranium, uranium is a very common material around the world. Radioactive uranium oxide pellets were found in a controlled area of the plant. Radon is produced when trace amounts of uranium and radium in the soil or rocks decay. It is not possible, however, to construct weapons directly out of uranium or slightly enriched uranium. The chemical toxicity of uranium is also well known, though somewhat less well understood. To develop a comprehensive set of nuclear weapons, enriched plutonium and uranium are needed.