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Chemical separation

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000272

A process for extracting uranium and plutonium from dissolved spent nuclear fuel and irradiated targets. The fission products that are left behind are high-level waste. Chemical separation is also known as reprocessing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000272
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000272",
  "term": "Chemical separation",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A process for extracting uranium and plutonium from dissolved spent nuclear fuel and irradiated targets. The fission products that are left behind are high-level waste. Chemical separation is also known as reprocessing.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/chemical-separation/"
}

Record 272 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.