Uranium
Uranium is a metal resource added by IC² and generated as ore between layers 0 and 64, usually in groups of up to 2 blocks. It requires an iron pickaxe or better to mine.
Several forms of uranium are radioactive and will poison (often quite severely) anyone handling them without the use of a Hazmat Suit.
Forms[edit]
These forms of uranium are seen during ore processing:
Uranium Ore
Crushed Uranium Ore
Purified Crushed Uranium Ore
Uranium 238 - radioactive
Tiny Pile of Uranium 235 - radioactive
Uranium is not used in metal shaping, but has the following additional forms:
Uranium 235 - radioactive, crafted from 9x Tiny Pile of Uranium 235
Uranium Block - crafted from 9x Uranium 238
- Our scientists still cannot explain why a block of U238 isn't a radiation hazard, but there are a few HAYO-ish rumors involving tiny radioactive-eating bees... Don't ask me.
These additional forms are mostly for compact/compressed storage, and have no crafting use. Well, not 'crafting' per se...
Uses[edit]
Uranium's primary use is the crafting of nuclear fuel (to turn into fuel rods).
Enriched Uranium Nuclear Fuel is crafted from U238 and U235.
MOX Nuclear Fuel is crafted from U238 and plutonium.
Apart from that it's not particularly useful, apart from decorating your house with the blocks.
Or perhaps throwing it at other players with inventory space and watching them die of radiation poisoning.
Uranium is expensive stuff, though! You wouldn't waste it on something like that, would you? I mean, not more than once or twice or twenty times...
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