Uranium

Uranium is a real chemical element added to NTM. Uranium ore can be found in the nether and the overworld (for further information on where it spawns; visit this page; Uranium Ore).

Uranium is a very important material to the mod. It is used from generating energy, to destroying worlds. Uranium is radioactive on its own, so remember to remove it from your inventory, even if you have a hazmat suit.

Uranium has 3 different isotopes that can be used as reactor fuel and in nuclear weapons.

Production
Unenriched Uranium can only be obtained via mining the ore or by using an Asteroid Mining Ship to obtain its powder form and/or its crystal form.

Isotopes of Uranium can be found in structures, especially the Desert Atom. Otherwise, they have to be enriched or bred.

Uses
Uranium is infamous for being used in nuclear weapons, but it isn't all that bad. It can be used for good intentions to generate electricity with nuclear reactors. See Uranium Fuel and Category:Reactors.

Uranium Hexafluoride is its form just before enrichment, it is a fluid and must be stored in tanks. Before this, Uranium must be processed into Yellowcake.

Natural Uranium is also important in the use of Schrabidium Transmutation and Production, so don't enrich all of it right away.

Its unenriched form can be used in the Custom Nuke, with 1 ingot contributing a 1.05 multiplier to its nuclear stage.

Its powder form when mixed with sand creates "Uranium Sand". This is then smelted into yellow "Uranium Glass". It is not radioactive and is mostly a novelty block/item.

Properties

 * It has an atomic number of 92.
 * 91.6% U-238, 8.3% U-235.
 * It is radioactive. Not schrabidic.