Published July 1994
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Journal article
The nuclear fuel cycle
Creators
- 1. Compagnie Generale des Matieres Nucleaires (COGEMA), 78 - Velizy-Villacoublay (France)
Description
Nuclear fuel, a product available to utilities, represents a whole set of industrial conversion processes, starting with natural uranium and going up to fuel assemblies ready to be loaded into the reactor, as well as the various operations on the spent fuel after its use in nuclear reactors. A complex industry has gradually developed at all stages of the fuel cycle. Recent developments in the nuclear fuel industry correspond to developments in the processes employed and to changes in utilities requirements, from both the technical and economic points of view and the market viewpoint. (author). 2 figs., 4 tabs., 7 photos
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Le cycle du combustible nucleaire
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Revue Generale Nucleaire
- Journal Issue
- no.4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 326-335.
- ISSN
- 0335-5004
- CODEN
- RGNUDJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 26022370
- Subject category
- S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COGEMA LA HAGUE; FUEL CYCLE; FUEL CYCLE CENTERS; FUEL MANAGEMENT; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; MODERATELY ENRICHED URANIUM; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; REPROCESSING; SELLAFIELD REPROCESSING PLANT; URANIUM ORES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; COGEMA; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM; FRENCH ORGANIZATIONS; FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS; FUELS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; ORES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; REACTOR MATERIALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLID FUELS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM