Uranium appauvri

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L’uranium appauvri est de l’uranium dont la composition isotopique comporte une faible abondance des isotopes légers, comprise entre 0,2 et 0,4 % de 235U (l'uranium naturel a une teneur de 0,7204 % en 235U). C’est un sous-produit des usines d’enrichissement de l'uranium ou des centres de traitement du combustible usé. Propriétés Les propriétés chimiques (en particulier la toxicité chimique) ne changent pas avec la composition isotopique. La radioactivité de l'uranium appauvri est inférieure à celle de l'uranium naturel, en raison de la moindre proportion d’isotopes légers 234U et 235U, dont la période radioactive est plus courte que celle de l’isotope 238U. L'uranium appauvri n'ayant pas de composition définie, il n'est pas possible d'en donner une caractérisation précise, ses propriétés peuvent être à un point quelconque entre l'uranium naturel et l'uranium 238. De plus, pour mémoire, l'uranium appauvri se met progressivement en équilibre séculaire avec les composants

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