Uranium

Uranium is a naturally occuring element - atomic number of 92 and in the actinides group. Uranium is radioactive - decaying over time and releasing energy. This is the reason why Uranium is the primary source of fuel for Nuclear ReactorNuclear ReactorIn it's most simplest form, a nuclear reactor uses Uranium and other radioactive materials and the fission from uranium to create heat, and transfer that heat into steam to create power. Nuclear reactors are one of the biggest sources of energy, although not renewable, uranium has a very high energy density resulting in massive power transmissions. There are many different types of nuclear reactors, and this term serves as a broad hub/introduction for each type. After uranium is used in reactos.

The amount of energy in a single gram of uranium is about 3.5-4.5 tons of coal; around 702 gigajoules - whilst each gram of coal has around .0293 gigajoles of energy; a staggering amount inside of uranium.

Isotopes

There are three natural isotopes of uranium - 234, 235, and 238. Most reactors use U-235, using fuel enrichment methods. Only CANDU ReactorCANDU ReactorA CANDU reactor is a canadian PHWR design for the gneration of power. CANDU stands for CANada Deuterium Uranium; it uses Heavy Water containing deuterium oxide as its moderator and originally designed to use natural Uranium fuel.s can use unenriched uranium.

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