English-French translations for depleted uranium

• uranium appauvri
  Objet: Dangers émanant de l'uranium appauvri Subject: Hazards of depleted uranium
  C'est pour cela qu'on a pris l'uranium appauvri. This is why depleted uranium is used.
  L'uranium appauvri (UA) a été utilisé dans les Balkans, en Irak et en Afghanistan. DU (depleted uranium) was used in the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Definition of depleted uranium

• Uranium that contains a reduced amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is used in applications where radioactivity is not needed

Related words

• depletion
• deplete
• depleted
• depletive
• ozone depletion
• oxygen depletion