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| How can a material like "depleted" uranium, with same number of nucleons and all the same composition as U-238, of course still being U-238, suddenly become less radioactive whether or not U-235 has been extracted or enriched? This makes no sense because if the Uranium were to lose its unstable properties it would move down the decay chain to something else; what you have described is physically impossible. U-238 is U-238; probably you are following some pro-military mandate to claim uranium is something different than uranium. Don't be fooled into thinking depleted uranium is in any way depleted; because it's still uranium. | How can a material like "depleted" uranium, with same number of nucleons and all the same composition as U-238, of course still being U-238, suddenly become less radioactive whether or not U-235 has been extracted or enriched? This makes no sense because if the Uranium were to lose its unstable properties it would move down the decay chain to something else; what you have described is physically impossible. U-238 is U-238; probably you are following some pro-military mandate to claim uranium is something different than uranium. Don't be fooled into thinking depleted uranium is in any way depleted; because it's still uranium. | ||
| * The term ] means the stock has been depleated of all or most of its inventory of U-235. The term should not be thought of in any other matter. | * The term ] means the stock has been depleated of all or most of its inventory of U-235. The term should not be thought of in any other matter. ] 00:39, 5 October 2005 (UTC) | ||
| ** Natural ] is composed of U-238, U-235 and U-234. Depleted uranium has most of the U-235 and U-234 removed. Because of their shorter half lives, both of these are more radioactive than U-238. Even though U-234 is only 0.006% of natural uranium, its radioactivity is the same as the much larger amount of U-238. ] 17:41, 4 October 2005 (UTC) | ** Natural ] is composed of U-238, U-235 and U-234. Depleted uranium has most of the U-235 and U-234 removed. Because of their shorter half lives, both of these are more radioactive than U-238. Even though U-234 is only 0.006% of natural uranium, its radioactivity is the same as the much larger amount of U-238. ] 17:41, 4 October 2005 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 00:39, 5 October 2005
I'm making an artical stub for the United States Enrichment Corpoation ( USEC ) that will link here.
- Quinobi 20:14, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
SWU (separative work unit)
I am moving this topic to Isotope separation where I think it will make a bit more sence when one sees it in context. DV8 2XL 02:35, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
- Na, I desided not to and expanded it here. DV8 2XL 04:19, 4 October 2005 (UTC)
How can a material like "depleted" uranium, with same number of nucleons and all the same composition as U-238, of course still being U-238, suddenly become less radioactive whether or not U-235 has been extracted or enriched? This makes no sense because if the Uranium were to lose its unstable properties it would move down the decay chain to something else; what you have described is physically impossible. U-238 is U-238; probably you are following some pro-military mandate to claim uranium is something different than uranium. Don't be fooled into thinking depleted uranium is in any way depleted; because it's still uranium.
- The term depleted uranium means the stock has been depleated of all or most of its inventory of U-235. The term should not be thought of in any other matter. DV8 2XL 00:39, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
- Natural uranium is composed of U-238, U-235 and U-234. Depleted uranium has most of the U-235 and U-234 removed. Because of their shorter half lives, both of these are more radioactive than U-238. Even though U-234 is only 0.006% of natural uranium, its radioactivity is the same as the much larger amount of U-238. pstudier 17:41, 4 October 2005 (UTC)