uranium

simple noun17 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8

Uranium with a higher concentration of the U-235 isotope, used in nuclear reactors and weapons.

Highly enriched uranium suitable for use in nuclear weapons.

Uranium with a lower concentration of the U-235 isotope, a byproduct of the enrichment process.

Uranium as it is found in nature, containing a low percentage of the U-235 isotope.

A type of uranium concentrate powder obtained from leaching ore.

To extract uranium ore from the ground.

To create or process uranium for use.

To retrieve uranium from waste or other materials.

A place where uranium ore is extracted from the ground.

The process of increasing the percentage of the U-235 isotope in uranium.

The process of extracting uranium ore from the ground.

Natural concentrations of uranium in the Earth's crust.

Rock that contains a sufficient amount of uranium to be mined.

A person who works in a uranium mine.

The amount of uranium deposits that can be economically extracted.

Uranium processed into rods or pellets for use in a nuclear reactor.

Weapons, such as bombs or projectiles, that use uranium.