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low-enriched uranium

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
low-en-riched u-ra-ni-um
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Enriched uranium with at least 2% but less than 20% uranium-235, enough to sustain a nuclear fission chain reaction in a nuclear reactor moderated by light water but not enough to allow a self-sustaining fission chain reaction without a moderator; used as the main nuclear fuel in most commercial nuclear reactors used to generate electricity.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

high-assay low-enriched uranium

Frequently Paired Words

LEU HEU highly enriched uranium weapons-grade uranium SEU slightly enriched uranium NU natural uranium

Questions

What does low-enriched uranium mean?
Enriched uranium with at least 2% but less than 20% uranium-235, enough to sustain a nuclear fission chain reaction in a nuclear reactor moderated by light water but not enough to allow a self-sustaining fission chain reaction without a moderator; used as the main nuclear fuel in most commercial nuclear reactors used to generate electricity.

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