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Offline HatsuneMiku9999

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how to isolate uranium from soil?
« on: August 24, 2013, 09:25:25 AM »
Okay. First I admit that I am just a poor student, a crazy one. >:D

I want to isolate uranium metal, how can I do it simply, easily and cheaply.
A gram of uranium is enough for me to be proud of it. ;D

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Re: how to isolate uranium from soil?
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2013, 10:21:20 AM »
how can I do it simply, easily and cheaply

You can't.
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Re: how to isolate uranium from soil?
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2013, 11:19:53 AM »
A gram of uranium is enough for me to be proud of it. ;D

You'll need to find some soil which is rich in uranium, then you will need about 70 tonnes of it.

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Re: how to isolate uranium from soil?
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2013, 01:04:46 PM »
here is how not to do it (safety wise) but it does show the correct chemical processes.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRdZouC7CRo

After you have the yellowcake all you need to do is reduce.  A hot process which WILL put alpha emitters into the air around you, which if inhaled WILL f&#$ your lungs up.  Unless you have a glovebox at home you are not outfitted for this.

If you watch the first vid and think *cool!* instead of "that guy is a f&#$wit", you should not do this. 
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Re: how to isolate uranium from soil?
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2013, 09:26:15 AM »
Wow! Too many chemicals in the video... Not sure I have enough money to buy them all ???
Thanks anyway.

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