Why Is Yellowcake Uranium Called Yellowcake?
Why Is Yellowcake Uranium Called Yellowcake? Friday June 18, 2010 Yellowcake or urania is a uranium powder obtained from leach solutions during uranium ore processing. Modern yellow cake consists of 70-90% uranium oxides. The material is called yellowcake because a drum of the powder produced by early uranium mining operations resembled a yellow cake. However, modern yellowcake usually is brown or black. Photo: A drum of yellowcake uranium, viewed from above. (US Department of Energy) More about: ???–>Comments (0)See All PostsShare Prev
Yellowcake or urania is a uranium powder obtained from leach solutions during uranium ore processing. Modern yellow cake consists of 70-90% uranium oxides. The material is called yellowcake because a drum of the powder produced by early uranium mining operations resembled a yellow cake. However, modern yellowcake usually is brown or black. Photo: A drum of yellowcake uranium, viewed from above. (US Department of Energy) Comments (0)See All Posts Share Prev