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GRAWRGER t1_iswzw30 wrote

per your source, T should be t for tonnes (not tons).

for some perspective (if anyone else is curious)... it looks like the US imported ~18,100t uranium in 2017 (source: US Energy Information Administration). didnt see data for more recent years but its early in the morning and 2017 is good enough for me.

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lajoswinkler t1_isx1l2j wrote

Unit tonne (1000 kg) is written as t, not T.

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GRAWRGER t1_isx34vm wrote

makes sense. edited for accuracy. thanks!

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giteam OP t1_isxcqil wrote

Sorry you are right. Need to pick up middle school physics :)

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Stonn t1_isxqjvq wrote

T stands for Tesla btw for anyone interested

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HauserAspen t1_isxnevp wrote

> most ores being processed today contain from about 0.02% to 0.2% recoverable uranium, it is necessary to process from 500 to 5000 kg ore for each kilogram of uranium recovered.

iaea.org

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