Ac actinium
Am americium
At astatine
Ba barium
Bi bismuth
C centigrade
CaO calcium oxide (also known as lime)
Ci curie
cm centimeter
cm/yr centimeter per year
Cs cesium
dpm disintegrations per minute
DUF₄ depleted uranium tetrafluoride
DUF₆ depleted uranium hexafluoride
DU/g depleted uranium per gram
Eh redox potential
Fe(II) ferrous iron
Fe(III) ferric iron
Fe₂(SO₄)₃ ferric sulfate
ft feet
Fr francium
g gram
g/cm³ grams per cubic centimeter
H⁺ hydrogen ion
H₂ hydrogen gas
H₂O water
H²SO₄ sulfuric acid
hr hour
kg kilogram
L liter
m meter
MeV million electron volts
mg milligram
MgF2 magnesium fluoride
mg/kg milligrams per kilogram
mg/m³ milligrams per cubic meter
mg U/L milligram of uranium per liter
mil unit of measure, one-thousandth of an inch
mils/yr one thousandth of an inch per year
mm millimeter
MnO₂ manganese dioxide
mR milliroentgen
mrad millirad
mrem millirem
NaI sodium iodide
NH₄OH ammonium hydroxide
(NH₄)₂U₂O₇ ammonium uranate
O₂ oxygen gas
Pa protactinium
Pb lead
pCi picocurie
pCi/g picocuries per gram
pCiDU/gÝ picocurie depleted uranium per gram
pE electron activity (redox level)
pH relative alkalinity of a fluid
Po polonium
ppm parts per million
Pu plutonium
R roentgen
Ra radium
rem roentgen-equivalent-man
Rn radon
Sr strontium
Tc technetium
Th thorium
ThO₂ thorium dioxide
Tl thallium
U uranium
U⁰ elemental uranium
U(IV) uranium with oxidation state 4
U(VI) uranium with oxidation state 6
U₃O₈ uranium oxide (yellowcake)
UF₄ uranium tetrafluoride (green salt)
UF₆ uranium hexafluoride
U(O) uranium metal, uranium with zero oxidation state
UO₂ uraninite (uranium dioxide)
UO₂²⁺ uranyl ion
UO₂CO₃ uranyl carbonate
UO₂ (CO₃)₂^2- uranyl dicarbonate
UO₂ (CO₃)₃^4- uranyl tricarbonate
UO₂ (OH)₂)!H₂0 schoepite
UO₃ uranyl oxide
USiO₄ uranium silicate (coffinite)
²³⁴U Uranium 234
²³⁵U Uranium 235
²³⁸U Uranium 238
wt% weight percentage
w/w weight/weight
yd yard
yr year