Uranium, Depleted

Name:
Uranium, Depleted
Detailed information:
Uranium from which most of the uranium-235 isotope has been removed.

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.