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Uranium
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a heavy radioactive metallic element used in producing nuclear energy
uranium
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The government regulated safety measures in the uranium mine to protect workers from radiation exposure.
Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are isotopes of uranium, playing crucial roles in nuclear fission reactions.
Depleted uranium is less radioactive than natural uranium and is primarily composed of the isotope uranium-238.
Depleted uranium is a byproduct of the uranium enrichment process used in nuclear reactors.
The phenomenon of radioactivity was discovered by Henri Becquerel while studying the properties of uranium salts.
