Uranium Applications

Uranium Applications

Uranium metal and its compounds are used mostly as fuel for nuclear reactors. The neutral isotopes mixture and the low-enriched uranium are used in power plants with stationary reactors. Highly enriched uranium is utilized in fast neutron reactor. Uranium-235 is the main energy source in nuclear weapons; Uranium-238 is applied in plutonium manufacturing.Uranium metal and its compounds are used mostly as fuel for nuclear reactors. The neutral isotopes mixture and the low-enriched uranium are used in power plants with stationary reactors. Highly enriched uranium is utilized in fast neutron reactor. Uranium-235 is the main energy source in nuclear weapons; Uranium-238 is applied in plutonium manufacturing.