Properties: | |
Uranium metal wherein uranium-235 isotopic content has been reduced below 0.7% as found in normal uranium. Has high structural strength coupled with high density of 18.9 g/cc. | |
Derivation: | |
Processed from uranium hexafluoride as tailing from gaseous diffusion plants. | |
Use: | |
Balance weights for aircraft, high-speed rotors in gyro-compasses, γ-radiation shielding, radio-isotope transportation casks and fuel element transfer casks, in general as structural material applicable to radiation shielding.See Uranium-238. | |