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A uranyl ion usually shows characteristic green emission and photochemical reactions under UV irradiation, while tris(carbonato)uranyl(VI) complex is known to be exceptionally inert because of strong quenching through the bound carbonates. In this study, we report that tris(carbonato)uranyl(VI) was immediately reduced to the corresponding uranyl(V) species under presence of tetrahydroborate and UV irradiation.