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Uranium By: Dane Ravel
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Description Basically nuclear fuel that is only used by 8.8% of the whole world everyday. Uranium is a nonrenewable resource
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History Uranium is found in nature but must be processed into fuel. Uranium was first found in 1789. The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was achieved by Fermi and a team of scientists.
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Where is uranium found Uranium comes from rocks located all across the world Nuclear plants use a specific kind of Uranium they u-235 as fuel because it is easy to split the atoms apart from each other Uranium is conman, infact it is found 100 times more than silver is found
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How is energy stored in Uranium Uranium is stored in a dry storage cask to keep it from becoming contaminated
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Advantages and disadvantages of Uranium A disadvantage is… Uranium is a nuclear radioactive waste. An advantage is… Uranium is
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