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Uranium is a radioactive chemical element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. It is a ductile metal that is found in nature in minerals, in the form of oxides, and is extracted from rocks. Given its characteristics, uranium is used in nuclear power plants inside reactors as fuel for nuclear fission and is used to generate energy. From a geopolitical point of view, this resource is fundamental, given that 10% of the energy produced worldwide comes from nuclear fission. But is it a renewable resource? Today, in fact, the countries rich in Uranium play a strategically important role on the international scene. In this new video by GeopolitiX we explain everything there is to know about uranium, what it is used for, how and where it is extracted and why it is a geopolitical resource of primary importance. 00:00 Intro 00:14 What is Uranium? 00:45 Where is uranium found? 02:26 What minerals is it extracted from? 02:43 How is Uranium extracted? 02:50 Conventional mining takes place in open-cast mines and quarries 03:22 Uranium processing plants 03:54 Extraction by on-site leaching 05:22 The pros and cons of the ISL technique 05:52 How is uranium used in nuclear power plants 06:27 What are the main Uranium producing countries? 06:51 Kazakhstan is the world's leading Uranium producer 08:07 Canada is the second richest Uranium producing country 09:16 Australia is the third largest Uranium producing country with the largest deposit on Earth 10:07 Other countries 10:26 The uranium mine located in Italy #uranium #energysources #geopop