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Uranium
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a heavy radioactive metallic element used in producing nuclear energy
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Uranium-235 and uranium-238 are isotopes of uranium, playing crucial roles in nuclear fission reactions.
The government regulated safety measures in the uranium mine to protect workers from radiation exposure.
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.
