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To: SkyDancer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium

Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q-metal, depletalloy or D-38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope 235U than natural uranium.[2]

Natural uranium contains about 0.72% 235U, while the DU used by the U.S. Department of Defense contains 0.3% 235U or less. The less radioactive and non-fissile 238U constitutes the main component of depleted uranium.


10 posted on 05/14/2023 2:58:04 PM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: Tom Tetroxide

Which means depleted is depleted. Our people who work on the A10 as an example use DU in sabot rounds.


26 posted on 05/14/2023 3:16:29 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Hold on tight to your dream)
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