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ID 695489 Last modified 08.03.2026
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Domain processing & preparationEnvironment - Environmental Protectionnuclear safeguards system - safeguards
  • a chemical process, the purpose of which is to extract for further use uranium and plutonium from spent fuel. This operation also results in the separation of radioactive waste products
  • kemiallinen prosessi, jossa käytetystä ydinpolttoaineesta erotetaan uraani ja siihen syntynyt plutonium
reprocessing
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  • 'Reclamation' shall mean the reprocessing and upgrading of a recovered controlled substance through such processes as filtering, drying, distillation and chemical treatment in order to restore the substance to a specified standard of performance, which often involves processing off site at a central facility.

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