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Natural uranium
Uranium containing the relative concentrations of isotopes found in nature: 0.7 percent uranium-235, 99.3 percent uranium-238, and a trace amount of uranium-234 by mass. In terms of radioactivity, however, natural uranium contains about 2.2 percent uranium-235, 48.6 percent uranium-238, and 49.2 percent uranium-234. Natural uranium can be used as fuel in nuclear reactors or as feedstock for uranium enrichment facilities.
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, February 15, 2023