Kazakhstan produces 35% of the world's supply of uranium and is home to 15% of the Earth's total uranium resources. Interestingly, Kazakhstan did not have any nuclear plants of its own as of 2012, although it was in the process of developing a nuclear program. The country did have a reactor from the 1970s through the 1990s, however.
More about uranium:
Uranium's melting point is 2,069.6° Fahrenheit (1,132° Celsius).
Uranium glass, also known as Vaseline® glass in the US, is glass that had uranium added during processing. The metal provides an unusual yellow or greenish tint to the glass.
Martin Klaproth discovered Uranium in 1879. The mineral received its name from the planet Uranus, which had been recently discovered at the time.
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