uranium oxide

collocation in English

meaningsofuraniumandoxide

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uranium
noun[U]
uk
/jʊəˈreɪ.ni.əm/us
/jʊˈreɪ.ni.əm/
a chemical element that is a heavy, radioactive metal, used in the production of nuclear power and in some types of ...
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oxide
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɒk.saɪd/us
/ˈɑːk.saɪd/
a chemical combination of oxygen and one ...
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(Definition ofuraniumandoxidefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, in relation to the transport of not onlyuraniumoxidebut now plutonium, who has the responsibility?
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The size of the stockpile ofuraniumoxideis commercially confidential.
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Of the ten specimens received two have shown a significant content ofuraniumoxide.
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Depleted uranium gives off toxic particles ofuraniumoxide, and when alight can endanger as many as 250,000 people.
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There you take the spenturaniumoxide, after being reprocessed and recovered, and mix it up with plutonium as the fissionable element.
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All the 240 assemblies containuraniumoxiderods.
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The core, immersed in the pool, consisted of 60 aluminum-cased vertical rods containing three tons ofuraniumoxidepellets, controlled by cadmium rods.
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A yellowcake (uraniumoxide) production capability was created that could support future plans for reactors.
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The reactor was loaded with fuel assemblies containing about 80 tonnes ofuraniumoxide.
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The fuel is auraniumoxidewith 5% enrichment of that can run for five years between refueling.
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The experiment involved placinguraniumoxideinside of an ionization chamber and irradiating it with neutrons, and measuring the energy thus released.
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The main target is to increaseuraniumoxideproduction to the mine's full planned capacity of 4,000 tonnes.
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When finely divided, it can react with cold water; in air, uranium metal becomes coated with a dark layer ofuraniumoxide.
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Use of depleteduraniumoxideis necessary for this reason.
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The plant was operated withuraniumoxidefuel for the remainder of its life.
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Auraniumoxideceramic is formed into pellets and inserted into zirconium alloy tubes that are bundled together.
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This precipitate is then thickened and centrifuged before being calcined touraniumoxide.
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Inside each fuel rod, pellets of uranium, or more commonlyuraniumoxide, are stacked end to end.
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