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DOE-HDBK-1113-98
Importance of Uranium
Naturally Occurring Uranium
Historical: orange-colored glaze
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0.2% (2 ppt) in uranium ore
Discovery of radioactivity with uranium,
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Becquerel, 1896
Discovery of radioactive decay products, Marie
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2 ppm in the earth's crust
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Curie
Decay products: radium, radon
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2 ppb in the oceans
Discovery of nuclear fission, 1938
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Plutonium production from uranium, 1940
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First nuclear reactor, Fermi, 1942
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Atomic (nuclear) bomb, 1945
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Radiological Safety Training for Uranium Facilities
OT-13
Radiological Safety Training for Uranium Facilities
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Sources of Uranium
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Mining and milling
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United States
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Conversion to other chemical forms
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Colorado Plateau
Enrichment
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Wyoming Basin
Fabrication of fuel rods
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Black Hills
Use in reactors
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Africa
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Decontamination & decommissioning
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Waste disposal/storage
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Radiological Safety Training for Uranium Facilities
OT-15
Radiological Safety Training for Uranium Facilities
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Mining and Milling
Conversion
Uranium ore
Uranium dioxide
UO2
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Yellowcake
Orange oxide
UO3
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Uranium mill tailings
Uranium fluoride gas
UF6
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Radiological Safety Training for Uranium Facilities
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Radiological Safety Training for Uranium Facilities
OT-18
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