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Uranium is a very heavy (dense) metal which can be used as an abundant source of concentrated energy. It occurs in most rocks in concentrations of 2 to 4 parts per million and is as common in the Earth's crust as tin, tungsten and molybdenum. It occurs in seawater, and could be recovered from the oceans if prices rose significantly. It was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, a German chemist, in the mineral called pitchblende. It was named after the planet Uranus, which had been discovered eight years earlier. Uranium was apparently formed in super novae about 6.6 billion years ago. While it is not common in the solar system, today its slow radioactive decay provides the main source of heat inside the earth, causing convection and continental drift. Its melting point is 1132°C. The chemical symbol for uranium is U. On a scale according to the increasing mass of their nuclei, uranium is the heaviest of all the naturally-occurring elements (Hydrogen is the lightest). Uranium is 18.7 times as dense as water. Like other elements, uranium occurs in slightly differing forms known as 'isotopes'. These isotopes ( 16 in the case of uranium ) differ from each other in the number of particles ( neutrons ) in the nucleus. Natural uranium as found in the Earth's crust is a mixture largely of two isotopes: uranium-238 ( U-238 ), accounting for 99.3% and U-235 about 0.7%. The nucleus of the U-235 atom comprises 92 protons and 143 neutrons (92 + 143 = 235). When the nucleus of a U-235 atom captures a moving neutron it splits in two ( fissions ) and releases some energy in the form of heat, also two or three additional neutrons are thrown off. If enough of these expelled neutrons cause the nuclei of other U-235 atoms to split, releasing further neutrons, a fission Œchain reaction¹ can be achieved. When this happens over and over again, many millions of times, a very large amount of heat is produced from a relatively small amount of uranium. Uranium ....... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium [ World Uranium Supply and Demand The only significant commercial use for uranium is as fuel for nuclear power plants for the generation of electricity. During 2004, 440 nuclear power plants were operating in the world and consumed an estimated 173 million pounds of uranium. Worldwide production of uranium in 2004 (the most recent year for which statistics are available) was only about 102 million pounds. In the United States, there are 104 nuclear power plants that produce about 21% of the electricity used. Based on reports by The Ux Consulting Company ("Ux") and the World Nuclear Association ("WNA"), since the early 1990s, worldwide uranium production has satisfied only 51% of worldwide demand, and this ratio has also been true in the Western world. Ux reports that the gap has been filled by secondary supplies, such as inventories held by governments, utilities and others in the fuel cycle, including the highly enriched uranium (HEU) inventories which are a result of the agreement between the US and Russia to blend down nuclear warheads. Ux reports that secondary sources combined with uranium production from existing uranium mines will not be sufficient to meet the world's requirements. New production will be needed. Ux projects that the industry will need uranium prices to remain at or near current prices to stimulate the capital investment needed to support such new production. An extremely valuable by-product of Uranium processing is Vanadium, which is used to strengthen steel and sells for $800 ton. One of the world’s most concentrated energy sources, a single pound of yellowcake, or U308, is equivalent to 31 barrels of oil or 10 tons of coal. A typical pellet of uranium weighs 7 grams (0.24 ounces), and can generate as much energy as 3.5 barrels of oil, 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas or 1,780 pounds of coal. This makes it a clean and efficient source of natural energy. One of the primary conventional resources of uranium is yellowcake. This is milled uranium oxide, known to chemists as U308. When uranium ore is sourced from the mine, it contains relatively little of the radioactive element — often no more than ( 1% ). The yellowcake is put through several milling processes and eventually turned into fuel rods, which are utilized in nuclear power plants to produce electricity without any greenhouse gases. World demand for uranium will be 185 million pounds in 2013, estimates the Nuclear Energy Institute in Washington. But supply likely will be significantly lower, at about 130 million pounds. RadioActivity Video .......... http://www.reeltime.com/TitleDetails.aspx?mediaID=995 Uranium IH Boards ........... #board-7239 ...... #board-2530 ...... #board-7773 Canadian Uranium Producers ............... PWURF ~ http://www.powertechuranium.com ......... EFRFF ~ http://www.energyfuels.com URCFF ~ http://www.uracanresources.com ............. FOSYF ~ http://www.forsysmetals.com

   
                                                        
       IRNG ~ #Board-5720                          URXE ~ #Board-7153
       http://www.internationalranger.com          http://www.urexenergy.com
 
        
       CVVUF ~ #Board-8495                          UEC ~ #Board-5231
       http://www.canalaska.com                     http://www.uraniumenergy.com 
 
                                       
       RUSL ~ #Board-6568                          CAUIE ~ #Board-8580
       http://www.russind.com                      http://www.canamuranium.com
 
                            
       UMNG ~ #Board-5634                 
       http://www.umining.com                      Usec Inc ~ USU ~ http://www.usec.com
 
                        
      UCCO ~ #Board-7961                           URST ~#Board-7900 
      http://www.uraniumcorecomp.com               http://www.uraniumstar.com 
  
                   
      URRE ~ #Board-4519                          URZ ~#Board-8562       
      http://www.uraniumresources.com             http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=URZ 

                 
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      USEG ~ #board-6030                           DNN ~  #board-9118
      http://www.usnrg.com                         http://www.denisonmines.com

                     
      ES ~ #board-11247                            SRSR ~  #board-8822
      http://energysolutions.com                   http://www.sarissaresources.com

                                                              
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