Depleted uranium
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Depleted uranium, also referred to in the past as Q-metal, depletalloy, or D-38, is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope 235U than natural uranium. The less radioactive and non-fissile
The DU penetrator of a 30 mm round from the GAU-8 Avenger
U-238 DU rounds on display
A typical DUF6 cylinder storage yard
DUF6 cylinders: painted (left) and corroded (right)
Uranium-238
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Uranium-238 is the most common isotope of uranium found in nature, with a relative abundance above 99%. Unlike uranium-235, it is non-fissile, which means it cannot sustain a chain reaction in a therm
Depleted uranium
…Q-metal, depletalloy, or D-38, is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope 235U than natural uranium. The less radioactive and non-fissile 238U is the main component of depleted uranium. It is antonymous to "enriched uranium". Uranium is notable for the extremely high density of its metallic…
10-gram sample