tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171867455908003298.post5956914571428283278..comments2021-02-13T04:35:27.666-07:00Comments on G&D Discuss Science: Cons to nuclear powerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171867455908003298.post-52923151775642436402008-12-21T15:00:00.000-07:002008-12-21T15:00:00.000-07:00Thanks for pulling this together - I know how much...Thanks for pulling this together - I know how much time a well-researched blog post can take! I don't blame you for the lateness of it. Can't wait for part 2!Analihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395667362920899119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171867455908003298.post-66406536881609907342008-12-21T05:08:00.000-07:002008-12-21T05:08:00.000-07:00Right. UO2, uranium dioxide, is the oxide in the ...Right. UO2, uranium dioxide, is the oxide in the pellets. <BR/><BR/>After some more digging and more careful reading, this is what I understand is happening, and I see that there is a way to deal with the UF6 without having to store it. Of course, there are still problems, but...<BR/><BR/>First, UF6 is produced as discussed earlier. During the gas diffusion process, UF6 is separated into two I am Moses.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04282411000847292884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171867455908003298.post-14584036107908423972008-12-20T23:49:00.000-07:002008-12-20T23:49:00.000-07:00Oh.Well, the uranium that goes into fuel rods is s...Oh.<BR/><BR/>Well, the uranium that goes into fuel rods is some kind of oxide. I'm thinking that if UF6 is highly corrosive then it ought to be easy to treat so it is less chemically reactive. Making stuff less chemically reactive is probably the easiest thing chemists have to do.Red Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747325685399501190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171867455908003298.post-80441960679521417052008-12-20T22:28:00.000-07:002008-12-20T22:28:00.000-07:00Thanks! I just stole information from others. :)...Thanks! I just stole information from others. :)<BR/><BR/>U3O8 (O as in oxygen) is yellowcake (uranium oxide), which is the original source of the uranium used in the enrichment process.<BR/><BR/>See<BR/>http://www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/Uranium_hexafluoride<BR/><BR/>For the below paragraph.<BR/><BR/>Milled uranium ore -- U3O8, or "yellowcake" -- is dissolved in nitric acid, yielding a I am Moses.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04282411000847292884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171867455908003298.post-10403032118887568432008-12-20T13:14:00.000-07:002008-12-20T13:14:00.000-07:00What an excellent article! It's hard to put all t...What an excellent article! It's hard to put all this in perspective but you've done it and in a small space as well.<BR/><BR/>One point I didn't get was about UF6. Couldn't that be reacted into U308 and some innocuous fluoride compound?Red Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747325685399501190noreply@blogger.com