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Uranium - Metal of the future
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Uranium - Metal of the future

Since the German chemist Martin Klaproth discovered uranium in 1789, so far uranium has been used by humans for both military and civilian purposes.

December 18, 2018
The mystery of nuclear reactors
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The mystery of nuclear reactors

The first nuclear power plant in the world was produced in England, however, in fact, the power generation system using nuclear reactions was built by the Russians in 19…

December 18, 2018
Use garbage to collect uranium from garbage
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Use garbage to collect uranium from garbage

With the use of bacteria and inositol phosphate, which have the same chemical characteristics as plant waste, researchers at Birmingham University have already collected…

December 18, 2018
Plutonium: The twin brother of Uranium
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Plutonium: The twin brother of Uranium

In the history of atomic bomb development, Uranium bombs and Plutonium bombs can be viewed as twin brothers. Along with U235, the Pu239 nuclei were also used to make the…

December 18, 2018
Prehistoric nuclear reactors
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Prehistoric nuclear reactors

In Okno, Gabon republic is home to the famous Uran mine. In June 1972, a French Uran ore processing factory was amazed to find that the newly imported uranium ore was al…

December 18, 2018