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UNIT CONVERSION

Uranium Contents

1 lb U3O8 = 0.385 kg U 1 million lbs U3O8 = 385 tonnes U	1 kg U = 2.6 lb U3O8 1 tonne U = 2600 lbs U3O8
1 short ton U3O8 = 0.77 tonnes U	1 tonne U = 1.3 short tons U3O8
1 tonne U3O8 = 0.848 tonnes U	1 tonne U = 1.179 tonnes U3O8
1 tonne UF6 = 0.676 tonnes U	1 tonne U = 1.479 tonnes UF6
1 tonne UO2 = 0.8815 tonnes U	1 tonne U = 1.134 tonnes UO2

Mass

1 lb = 0.45359 kg	1 kg = 2.2046 lb
1 short ton = 0.907185 metric tonnes	1 metric tonne = 1.1023 short tons

Volume

1 US gallon = 3.7853 l 1000 US gallons = 3.7853 m3	1 l = 0.26418 US gallons 1 m3 = 264.18 US gallons
1 cubic foot = 0.02832 m3	1 m3 = 35.31 cubic feet
1 cubic yard = 0.7646 m3	1 m3 = 1.3079 cubic yards
1 acre foot = 1233.5 m3	1000 m3 = 0.8107 acre foot

Area

1 acre = 4046.8 m2 = 0.40468 ha	1 ha = 10000 m2 = 2.471 acres
1 square mile = 2.59 km2	1 km2 = 0.3861 square miles

Radiation

1 pCi = 0.037 Bq 1 Ci = 3.7 x 10 10 Bq	1 Bq = 27.027 pCi
1 pCi/l = 37 Bq/m3	1 Bq/m3 = 0.027 pCi/l
1 rem = 0.01 Sv 1 mrem = 10 µSv	1 Sv = 100 rem 1 µSv = 0.1 mrem
1 rad = 0.01 Gy	1 Gy = 100 rad

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