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  2. Depleted uranium - Wikipedia

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    Most military use of depleted uranium has been as 30 mm ordnance, primarily the 30 mm PGU-14/B armor-piercing incendiary round from the GAU-8 Avenger cannon of the A-10 Thunderbolt II used by the United States Air Force. 25 mm DU rounds have been used in the M242 gun mounted on the U.S. Army's Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the Marine Corps's LAV-25.

  3. Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren, 587 U.S. ___ (2019), was a United States Supreme Court case from the October 2018 term. In a split opinion, the Court held that the state of Virginia's ban on uranium mining did not conflict with the Atomic Energy Act. [1] [2]

  4. Low-level radioactive waste policy of the United States

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    There are three options for the disposal of such waste: in-state disposal, joining with other states to form a compact, or by contracting with a state or compact that has a disposal facility. [3] Requirements for LLW disposal sites have been established by the NRC and use a series of natural and engineered barriers to prevent any radioactive ...

  5. A look at the uranium-based ammo the US is sending to Ukraine

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    Such armor-piercing rounds were developed by the U.S. during the Cold War to destroy Soviet tanks, including the same T-72 tanks that Ukraine now faces in its countero A look at the uranium-based ...

  6. What are depleted Uranium munitions? - AOL

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  7. US to send controversial depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine

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    Reuters was first to report last week that the rounds, which could help destroy Russian tanks, would form part of a new military aid package for Ukraine, which Russian forces invaded in February 2022.

  8. Gun laws in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The following cities and counties have exceptions that disallow the open carry of a loaded semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine that will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or ...

  9. When fired, depleted uranium becomes ‘essentially an exotic metal dart fired at extraordinarily high speed’ ...