Uses of Uranium

Industry

Small amounts of uranium are used to produce radioactive isotopes (radioisotopes) for industrial testing and analysis. The isotopes decay and eventually are of no further use. They then become nuclear waste, which requires special handling and storage facilities.

Greater technical detail can be found on this topic by searching through the listed briefing papers and education resources at http://www.ccsa.asn.au/nic/.

In this section - Uses of Uranium

Is Uranium Needed?
Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Power
Nuclear Medicine
Industry
Smoke Detectors
Food Irradiation
Armour Piercing Weapons

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