Uranium and Its Compounds
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Properties of Uranium Compounds

Information about physical and chemical properties of uranium compounds, including UF₆.

Follow the links below to information about physical and chemical properties of the uranium compounds listed. Much of the material is drawn from Appendix A of the PEIS.

• Uranium Hexafluoride (UF₆)


• Uranium Metal and Alloys


• Triuranium Octaoxide (U₃O₈)


• Uranium Dioxide (UO₂)


• Uranium Tetrafluoride (U4)


• Uranyl Fluoride (UO₂F₂)


• The physical properties of the pertinent chemical forms of uranium are summarized in Table 1.