1) Semiconductor material
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==Production== Uranium dioxide is produced by reducing uranium trioxide with hydrogen. This reaction plays an important part in the creation of nuclear fuel through nuclear reprocessing and uranium enrichment. ==Chemistry== ===Structure=== The solid is isostructural with (has the same structure as) fluorite (calcium fluoride). In addition, the dio...
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(from the article `ceramic composition and properties`) The second structure (Figure 2B) is called fluorite, after the mineral calcium fluoride (CaF2), which possesses this structure—though the material ... ...elements. For example, the light-water reactor (LWR), which is the most widely used variety for commercial power generation...
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a black, crystalline compound, UO, insoluble in water, used in nuclear fuel rods, in ceramics, and pigments. Also called
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