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URANIUM METAL [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2005-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uranium metal
1, record 1, English, uranium%20metal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uranium metal is heavy, silvery white, malleable, ductile, and softer than steel. It is one of the densest materials known ... it is subject to surface oxidation. Uranium metal powder or chips will ignite spontaneously in air at ambient temperature. 2, record 1, English, - uranium%20metal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the Eldorado mine at Port Radium produced, from 1938 to 1960, about 6000 t of uranium metal in concentrates ... from ores grading between 0.3 and 0.6% U. 3, record 1, English, - uranium%20metal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- uranium métallique
1, record 1, French, uranium%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- uranium métal 2, record 1, French, uranium%20m%C3%A9tal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] de 1938 à 1960, la mine Eldorado à Port Radium a produit environ 6 000 tonnes (t) d'uranium métallique sous forme de concentrés [...] à partir de minerais titrant de 0,3 à 0,6 % de U. 1, record 1, French, - uranium%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'uranium métal est fortement électropositif et très réactif avec l'oxygène. Sous forme de fines particules, l'uranium est très pyrophorique à température ambiante et s'enflamme spontanément à quelques centaines de degrés lorsqu'il est sous la forme de fragments métalliques. 3, record 1, French, - uranium%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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