what are the pros and cons of uranium? please i need an anwer......!?

Question

um i jus need like 5 or 6 pros and cons of uranium....... :)

Answer 1

Uranium is an element and does not have any pros and cons.

However, the USE of uranium as a power supply, which is what I think you mean, has benefits and problems.

Benefits -
Cheap, cleaner than fossil fuels, long-lasting
Problems -
Radioactive forever, highly toxic/poisonous, must refine it to use it, where do you dispose of it?, "not in my back yard" syndrome for location of nuclear plants

Answer 2

Uranium Pros And Cons

Answer 3

Here's some places you can go for some info.... think of the pro's as what advantages we can get from it (fuel, energy, etc...) cons... well, it is a primary component to the atom bomb....)

for instance: cons:
"The most serious health hazard associated with uranium mining is lung cancer due to inhaling uranium decay products. "
On the Wikipedia site, check out the characteristics (for pros) and the hazards for 'cons'... there may even be some cons under the characteristics part (ie: density could be considered a pro or a con potentiallly)

Good luck

Answer 4

Pros:
- the long half-life makes it good for estimating the ages of the earliest igneous rocks and other forms of radio dating
- The isotope U-238 is used for radiation sheilding (ironic!)
- Can be used as counterweights for aeroplane controls
- Can be used to detect groundwater
- Will denitrogenise steel
- Can be re-used as a power source
- Is an alloying agent in steels to make it stronger

Cons:
- Some isotopes are highly radioactive and therefore dangerous
- These radioisotopes can meltdown
- The radioactive uranium is not green or glowing (more of a disappointment, really)

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Pros: Reusable, extremely powerful, can defend against alien invasion (LOL)
Cons: Risk of Meltdown, cost of life, mining takes forever

Answer 6

Uranium is much tastier than plutonium ... Just kidding ...

Do you mean in nuclear power generation, weapons, etc? If you mean power generation, try

http://experts.about.com/q/Nuclear-Power-2462/advaned-pros-cons-using.htm

~and ~

http://www.geocities.com/daveclarkecb/ElecGenProsCons.html#Nuclear, conventional

If the context is weapons, try this link ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon_design


Good luck,

Answer 7

pros:
it's a metal
it occurs naturally in the earth
it's radioactive

cons:
it doesn't taste good
it doesn't make good jewelry
it might get you arrested