uranium 235
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of uranium 235
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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The more uranium 235 your nuclear fuel has, the smaller you can make your reactor—or your bomb, which is why the material is subject to such strict regulations.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 27, 2022
This is especially true if your fission system relies on highly enriched uranium—that is, uranium composed of 20 percent or more of the fissile isotope uranium 235.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 27, 2022
The deal allows research, which now has improved their breakout time down to a day or two, by means of rapid centrifuge enrichment of uranium 235.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2018
Lawmakers set the budget at 235 million yen after uranium 235, a fuel used in atomic reactors, according to his autobiography.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 20, 2011
Its large size makes the nucleus of uranium 235 unstable—to break it apart, all nuclear operators need to do is add some loose neutrons to the mix.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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