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Depleted uranium Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Uranium having a percentage of uranium-235 smaller than the 0.7 percent found in natural uranium. It is obtained from spent (used) fuel elements or as byproduct tails, or residues, from uranium isotope separation.
A service to the public by The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).Depleted uranium Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q-metal, depletalloy or D-38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U-235 than natural uranium. (Natural uranium is about 99.27% U-238, 0.72% U-235—the fissle isotope, and 0.0055% U-234). Uses of DU take advantage of its very high density of 19.1 g/cm3 (68.4
enser than lead). Civilian uses include counterweights in aircraft, radiation shielding in medical radiation therapy and industrial radiography equipment and containers used to transport radioactive materials. Military uses include defensive armor plating and armor-piercing projectiles.
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Depleted uranium Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
uranium containing less than 0.7% uranium-235, the amount found in natural uranium. See also enriched uranium.
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