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Depleted Uranium ~ Commercial Dross or Military Gold ?<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Natural uranium is a blend of two types : U-235 and U-238.<\/h5>\n
At a uranium enrichment plant, the concentration of U-235 is increased by discarding some U-238.<\/h5>\n
The cast-off uranium (mainly U-238), called ”depleted uranium”, has virtually no commercial value.<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n
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But there are several important military uses for depleted uranium :<\/h3>\n
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  1. when placed in a reactor, it\u00a0breeds plutonium<\/a>\u00a0— a powerful nuclear explosive;<\/li>\n
  2. when incorporated into an\u00a0H-bomb<\/a>, it doubles the explosive power of the weapon;<\/li>\n
  3. when used to coat conventional bullets and shells, it makes them armour-piercing;<\/li>\n
  4. when used as a metallic alloy in tanks and other vehicles, it provides armour-plating.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n

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Containers of depleted uranium.<\/span>
\nPhoto by Robert Del Tredici<\/h5>\n
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  Depleted Uranium ~ Commercial Dross or Military Gold ? [\u00a0pour la version fran\u00e7aise\u00a0]   Natural uranium is a blend of two types : U-235 and U-238. At a uranium enrichment plant, the concentration of U-235 is increased by discarding some U-238. The cast-off uranium (mainly U-238), called ”depleted uranium”, has virtually no commercial value. …<\/p>\n

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