KnowraUranium-238Linked fromLinked fromThe 24 pages that link to Uranium-238, each with the reason it gives.All 24Broader topic 9Related 12Compared with 3Nuclear stabilityBroader topic: It demonstrates that very heavy nuclei can persist for billions of years yet remain unstable.UraniumBroader topic: It is not readily fissile with slow neutrons but can breed plutonium-239.Nuclear fuelBroader topic: It can capture neutrons in a reactor and contribute to later fuel production.Spontaneous fissionBroader topic: It can undergo spontaneous fission, though alpha decay is far more frequent.Radiogenic heatBroader topic: Its decay chain has generated heat throughout much of Earth’s history.PitchblendeBroader topic: Its long decay chain supplies many radioactive daughter products found in uranium ores.Earth's internal heat budgetBroader topic: Its decay chain contributes radiogenic heat over billions of years.Isotopes of uraniumBroader topic: Its abundance and neutron capture underpin breeding and uranium-series dating.Primordial nuclideBroader topic: Its half-life is comparable to Earth’s age, allowing substantial primordial uranium-238 to remain.