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Uranium dioxide
Uranium dioxide
or
uranium(IV) oxide (O
2
)
, also known as
urania
or
uranous oxide
, is an
oxide
of
uranium
, and is a black,
radioactive
,
crystalline
powder that naturally occurs in the mineral
uraninite
. It is used in
nuclear fuel
rods in
nuclear reactors
. A mixture of uranium and
plutonium
dioxides is used as
MOX fuel
. Prior to 1960, it was used as yellow and black color in
ceramic
glaze
s and
glass
.
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