enriched uranium
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enriched uranium
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Uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
The US supply of enriched uranium to Europe is expected to reach a saturation point in 1981 – and by that time the centrifuge should be able to deliver the goods to a Europe very poor in energy supply and very dependent on Middle East oil.
Opposite: DU, depleted uranium
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noun uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
| 日本語 | 濃縮ウラン nōshuku uran |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 濃縮鈾 /浓缩铀 nóngsuōyóu |
| Français | uranium enrichi |
| Deutsch | angereichertes Uran |
| Italiano | uranio arricchito |
| Русский | обогащённый ура́н obogaščónnyj urán |
| العربية | يُورَانِيُوم مُخَصَّب yūrāniyūm muḵaṣṣab |
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