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Old 12th Dec 2017, 22:24
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Gilmorrie
 
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Depleted uranium is not "spent" uranium. Depleted uranium is what's left of natural uranium when much of the fissile isotope, U-235 is removed while producing enriched uranium. Uranium is a natural element that appears in the earth's crust. Relax.
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