English-Italian translations for depleted uranium

• uranio impoverito
  Oggetto: Rischi connessi all'uranio impoverito Subject: Hazards of depleted uranium
  L' uranio impoverito è meno radioattivo di quello naturale. Depleted uranium is less radioactive than natural uranium.
  "Anche i proiettili ad uranio impoverito?" "Do you mean depleted uranium shells as well?"

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