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fuel cycle

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 708773 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain nuclear physics; atomic physicsapplied nuclear scienceradioactive materialsnuclear fissionnuclear fusion
fuel cycle preferred
  • the stages involved in the supply and use of fuel in nuclear power generation. The main steps are mining, milling, extraction, purification, enrichment (if required), fuel fabrication, irradiation in the reactor, cooling, reprocessing, recycling and waste management and disposal.
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fuel cycle preferred
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  • The investments made in the entire fuel cycle, including waste management and decomissioning are basically necessary for a correct and responsible operation of the nuclear industry.

Tuumaenergia ja kiirguskaitse terminibaas

ID 583888 Last modified 15.01.2025
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Domain Nuclear Technology & Nuclear Industrynuclear wastenuclear energy
  • tööstuslike toimingute jada, nagu kaevandamine, ekstraheerimine, konversioon, rikastamine, valmistamine, kasutamine, ümbertöötamine, taasvalmistamine ja jäätmete ladustamine, läbi mille võib liikuda tuumkütus
  • sequence of industrial operations through which the nuclear fuel may pass, such as mining, extraction, conversion, enrichment, fabrication, utilization, reprocessing, refabrication and radioactive waste disposal
  • a cycle comprising all of the operations from the mining and milling of uranium, through conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication, to spent fuel storage and ultimate disposal of reprocessing and recycling of valuable materials and disposal of radioactive wastes

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