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Natural Uranium Ore for Generating Electricity
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Natural uranium ore can be used to generate electricity and could potentially eliminate the need for nuclear enrichment, making nuclear energy a less problematic, low-carbon form of energy. The enriched uranium typically used in nuclear reactors for electricity generation is about 5% uranium-235.
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The process of using enriched uranium to generate nuclear energy involves creating a controlled reaction where neutrons bombard uranium atoms and release a lot of energy which can boil water to spin a turbine.
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The process of using enriched uranium to generate nuclear energy involves creating a controlled reaction where neutrons bombard uranium atoms and release a lot of energy which can boil water to spin a turbine. One can get a lot of use out of enriched uranium fuel to produce nuclear energy, which can generate a lot of power and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
ChapterNatural Uranium Ore for Generating Electricity
EpisodeHow Uranium Mining Works
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The use of natural uranium ore in electricity generation has the potential to eliminate the need for nuclear enrichment and provide a low-carbon form of energy.
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The use of natural uranium ore in electricity generation has the potential to eliminate the need for nuclear enrichment and provide a low-carbon form of energy. Uranium and radium were also historically used for decorative and medical purposes.
ChapterNatural Uranium Ore for Generating Electricity
EpisodeHow Uranium Mining Works
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Uranium is an ancient element that was created in the Big Bang and can be used to generate electricity through steam turbines, but it is also highly radioactive with a half-life of 700 million years.
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Uranium is an ancient element that was created in the Big Bang and can be used to generate electricity through steam turbines, but it is also highly radioactive with a half-life of 700 million years.