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depleted uranium

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noun

  1. chem uranium containing a smaller proportion of the isotope uranium–235 than is present in the natural form of uranium; used in anti-tank weapons and other armaments

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It would run on mixed-oxide fuel, made from plutonium recovered from used reactor fuel and surplus government stockpiles, mixed with depleted uranium.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Britain has also sent Ukraine ammunition made with depleted uranium.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Britain says in its guidance that inhaling enough depleted uranium dust to cause injury would be difficult.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023

In March, a spokesman for the Pentagon said the US would not be sending any munitions with depleted uranium to Ukraine.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023

Their sharply angled bodies whisking back toward the depleted uranium cells, four cats appeared with shocking suddenness.

From Feline Red by Sampson, Robert

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