Production
Uranium dioxide is produced by reducing uranium trioxide with hydrogen.
- UO3 + H2 → UO2 + H2O at 700 °C (970 K)
This reaction plays an important part in the creation of nuclear fuel through nuclear reprocessing and uranium enrichment.
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