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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > uranium
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > uranium
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > uranium
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > pollution > uranium
... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > industrial/commercial consumption and waste > uranium
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... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > personal consumption and waste > fuel > nuclear fuels > uranium
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... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > environment and people > resources and conservation > energy resources > fuel > nuclear fuels > uranium
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > economic resources > energy resources > fuel > nuclear fuels > uranium
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural resources > energy resources > fuel > nuclear fuels > uranium

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uranium  

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  • Uranium is a metallic-white element, number 92 in the periodic table, with the symbol U. It is found in the earth in the form of minerals such as pitchblende, carnotite, and urainite. Attention is focused on uranium because of its central role in the nuclear energy industry. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Uranium]

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