Uranium is a actinide series, rare earth element denoted by the atomic symbol, U. It has an atomic number of 92 and the atomic weight of its isotopes is 238.0289. The element is a silvery-white, lustrous metal with a melting point of 3070° F...

Uranium is the heaviest naturally occurring element. It is found in Row 7 of the periodic table. Uranium's atomic number is 92, its atomic mass is 238.0289, and its chemical symbol is U. All isotopes of uranium are radioactive. The most common,...

Uranium is a dense, silvery metallic element with the highest atomic mass of any naturally occurring element. It is the forty-seventh most abundant element in the earth's crust. All of the isotopes of uranium are radioactive, which accounts for...

A dense lustrous metal resembling iron, the atomic number is 92 and the atomic weight is 238.03. Used in nuclear power production and weapons, there are 15 known isotopes. U-234, U-235 and U-238 exist in Nature. While uranium poses the greatest threat...

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I am thankful to Erica Kaufmann for her thoughtful response in the letter, "Spare us scare tactics" (BDN, April 19), regarding depleted uranium. Comparing DU tank and missile-buster rounds to weapons of mass destruction is specious at best. The only connection to WMD...

FOR A QUARTER of a century, the uranium mining industry thought it had a firm promise from the federal government to protect its health and prosperity. Last week, to the industry's consternation, the Supreme Court said that it was wrong. With that, the uranium...

Geiger counters were a hot item in this small town a half century ago. Nearly every business, including the pool hall, sold the instruments to wannabe uranium prospectors."People weren't worried about it then because they had no idea what it was," said Barbara Thompson, a...

The Finnish government on Friday granted permission to a local company for uranium exploration in northern Finland, and rejected applications from French nuclear group Areva for similar searches in other parts of the country.The Trade and Industry Ministry granted a one-year permit to Namura Finland...

The applications of depleted uranium in military operations and the potential health risks created by the material's radioactivity and toxicity. There are possible solutions to the problem of DU weapons.

The uranium and plutonium bombs have proved to be the most powerful and deadliest weapons ever used in combat. They both have complex structures and both use nuclear fission. The production of the uranium and plutonium bombs led to the production of the hydrogen bomb produced by Edward Teller.