HIDING THE YELLOWCAKE
Hiding the Yellowcake - solo show at Objectcommunity, Tbilisi
(19.02.23-21.02.23)
Photos by Roman Kruglov
(19.02.23-21.02.23)
Photos by Roman Kruglov
Yellowcake — The solid form of mixed uranium oxide, which is produced from uranium ore in the uranium recovery (milling) process. The material is a mixture of uranium oxides, which can vary in proportion and color from yellow to orange to dark green (blackish) depending on the temperature at which the material is dried (which affects the level of hydration and impurities), with higher drying temperatures producing a darker and less soluble material. Yellowcake was commonly referred to as U3O8, because that chemical compound historically comprised the majority of the yellowcake produced by uranium recovery facilities utilizing conventional milling methods. Most modern uranium recovery facilities utilize in situ recovery methods and produce a yellowish compound comprised mostly of uranyl peroxide dihydrate.
— United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission (March 09, 2021)
— United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission (March 09, 2021)
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Pavel Polshhcikov, Instead of Trinity you can have Nuclear Triad, 2023, polymer clay, epoxy resin, wool ropes, bones, glass, copper
Pavel Polshhcikov, Instead of Trinity you can have Nuclear Triad, 2023, polymer clay, epoxy resin, wool ropes, bones, glass, copper
Pavel Polshhcikov, Instead of Trinity you can have Nuclear Triad, 2023, polymer clay, epoxy resin, wool ropes, bones, glass, copper
Pavel Polshhcikov, A pinch of HALEU does not hurt any dish, 2023, polymer clay, epoxy resin, wool ropes, bones, steel, wood, agate, incense, granite
Pavel Polshhcikov, A pinch of HALEU does not hurt any dish, 2023, polymer clay, epoxy resin, wool ropes, bones, steel, wood, agate, incense, granite
Pavel Polshhcikov, A pinch of HALEU does not hurt any dish, 2023, polymer clay, epoxy resin, wool ropes, bones, steel, wood, agate, incense, granite
Pavel Polshhcikov, A pinch of HALEU does not hurt any dish, 2023, polymer clay, epoxy resin, wool ropes, bones, steel, wood, agate, incense, granite
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Pavel Polshhcikov, Tophet, 2023, glass, plastic film
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Pavel Polshhcikov, No one can hide from the eyes of IAEA, 2022, ceramics, granite
Pavel Polshhcikov, No one can hide from the eyes of IAEA, 2022, ceramics, granite
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Pavel Polshhcikov, A digger with the right shovel is already a priest, 2023, glass, plastic film
Pavel Polshhcikov, A digger with the right shovel is already a priest, 2023, glass, plastic film
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