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URANIUM CONCENTRATE [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2013-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A product with a high abundance in uranium obtained by physical and chemical treatments, requiring further refinement before it is suitable for nuclear use.

CONT

Uranium concentrate (yellowcake) from the mine/mill is upgraded by refining and conversion to uranium trioxide (UO3), and subsequently into uranium dioxide [UO2) and uranium hexafluoride (UF6).

OBS

uranium concentrate: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Produit à forte teneur en uranium obtenu par des traitements physiques et chimiques, nécessitant un raffinage supplémentaire pour que l'uranium se prête à une utilisation nucléaire.

CONT

Le concentré de minerai d'uranium ou «yellowcake» est raffiné et converti en trioxyde d'uranium (UO3) et subséquemment en bioxyde d'uranium (UO2) et en hexafluorure d'uranium (UF6).

OBS

concentré uranifère : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geoquímica
  • Minerales radioactivos (Minas metálicas)
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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