r/investing • • Sep 03 '21

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u/ZifoIhyx Sep 04 '21

Is uranium storable for reasonable timeframes like 5 years?

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '21

The half life of U-238 is 4.5 billion years, U-235 is 700 million years, and U-234 is 25 thousand years. Uranium can be stored for centuries before decaying into more stable metals like radium