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depleted uranium

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noun

  1. chem uranium containing a smaller proportion of the isotope uranium–235 than is present in the natural form of uranium; used in anti-tank weapons and other armaments

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It would run on mixed-oxide fuel, made from plutonium recovered from used reactor fuel and surplus government stockpiles, mixed with depleted uranium.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

Britain has also sent Ukraine ammunition made with depleted uranium.

From New York Times Sep. 26, 2023

In March, a spokesman for the Pentagon said the US would not be sending any munitions with depleted uranium to Ukraine.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2023

The U.S. military “has procured, stored, and used depleted uranium rounds for several decades, since these are a longstanding element of some conventional munitions,” Pentagon spokesman Marine Corps Lt.

From Seattle Times Sep. 6, 2023

Their sharply angled bodies whisking back toward the depleted uranium cells, four cats appeared with shocking suddenness.

From Feline Red by Robert Sampson

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