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URANIO I [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2012-04-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- uranium-238
1, record 1, English, uranium%2D238
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- uranium 238 2, record 1, English, uranium%20238
obsolete
- uranium I 3, record 1, English, uranium%20I
obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The most common isotope of uranium, having mass number 238 and half-life 4.46 x 109 years, nonfissionable but irradiated with neutrons to produce fissionable plutonium 239. 4, record 1, English, - uranium%2D238
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It will be used in breeder reactors, together with plutonium, where its energy potential will be exploited by transmuting it to fissionable plutonium. 5, record 1, English, - uranium%2D238
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
symbol: 238U. The number 238 is a superscript. 6, record 1, English, - uranium%2D238
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
In the symbol U1 (or UI), the number 1 (or I) is a subscript. 7, record 1, English, - uranium%2D238
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
uranium-238;238U: term and symbol recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (UIPAC). 8, record 1, English, - uranium%2D238
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- uranium-238
1, record 1, French, uranium%2D238
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- uranium 238 2, record 1, French, uranium%20238
masculine noun, obsolete
- uranium I 3, record 1, French, uranium%20I
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Isotope de l'uranium le plus abondant dans l'uranium naturel (plus de 99 %), permettant de produire le plutonium. 4, record 1, French, - uranium%2D238
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les réacteurs conventionnels utilisent un mélange d'isotopes rares d'uranium-235 et d'isotopes plus communs d'uranium-238. L'uranium-235 n'est présent que pour 1 % dans l'uranium naturel et son extraction est coûteuse. Lorsqu'un atome d'uranium-235 absorbe un neutron, il se casse en éléments plus légers en libérant de l'énergie et deux ou trois neutrons. 1, record 1, French, - uranium%2D238
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Émetteur alpha de 4,2 MeV de période 4,5 X 109 ans, il est le père de la famille de l'uranium. Ancienne appellation : Uranium I. 5, record 1, French, - uranium%2D238
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbole : 238U. Le chiffre 238 est en exposant. 6, record 1, French, - uranium%2D238
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
uranium-238;238U : terme et symbole recommandés par l'Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée (UICPA). 7, record 1, French, - uranium%2D238
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Minerales radioactivos (Minas metálicas)
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- uranio 238
1, record 1, Spanish, uranio%20238
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- uranio-238 2, record 1, Spanish, uranio%2D238
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
- uranio I 2, record 1, Spanish, uranio%20I
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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