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Uranium Decay Calculator

(last updated 10 Aug 2006)
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Calculate radioactive decay and ingrowth of uranium and its decay products for a variety of nuclide mixes found in the nuclear fuel industry. Covers the natural U-238 and U-235 series, and the artificial U-236 and U-232 series.

Enter the parameters and click the "Calculate" button below. HELP new window
Numbers can be entered in exponential notation: 5 · 10-6 = 5e-6
"t" means metric tonne.

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Material Input
InputTypeParameters

ng
µg
mg
g
kg
t
 U in/as

Bq U-238 in
Bq Unat in
Bq Ra-226 in
 ore
mill tailings		 ore grade % U
mill loss %
U
UCl4
UF4
UF6
UO2
UO2F2
UO2(NO3)2
UO3
U3O8
natural uranium
in equilibrium with progeny
pure
enriched to wt% U-235
depleted to wt% U-235
(from enrichment to wt% U-235)
recycled uranium
burnup · initial enrichment:

(5 year storage time after unload)
as is
re-enriched to initial U-235 equivalent
depleted to 0.2 wt% U-235

Output Parameters
Time PeriodOutput TypeDetail

years

(1e6 stands for 106) 		total activities
alpha activities
beta activities
alpha energy rates
beta energy rates
gamma energy rates
 total only
one chart per series, plus total

 
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