Published 2000 | Version v1
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The fuel cycle

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In this brochure the fuel cycle is presented. The following fuel cycle steps are described: (1) Front of the fuel cycle (Mining and milling; Treatment; Refining, conversion and enrichment; Fuel fabrication); (2) Use of fuel in nuclear reactors; (3) Back end of the fuel cycle (Interim storage of spent fuel; spent fuel reprocessing; Final disposal of spent fuel)

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Available from INIS in electronic form

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Slovenske elektrarne, a.s.
Imprint Place
Bratislava (Slovakia)
Imprint Pagination
12 p.
Report number
INIS-SK--00-067

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Country of Publication
Slovakia
Country of Input or Organization
Slovakia
INIS RN
31062554
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
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Descriptors DEI
CONTAINERS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; NUMERICAL DATA; PUBLIC INFORMATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; REPROCESSING; SLOVAKIA; SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS; SPENT FUELS; TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS; URANIUM DIOXIDE; URANIUM ISOTOPES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; DATA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EASTERN EUROPE; ENERGY SOURCES; EUROPE; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUELS; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

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