Back End Process

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002616",
  "term": "Back End Process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Safely manage, prepare, and dispose of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel. Chemical processing of spent fuel material to recover any remaining product that could undergo fission again in a new fuel assembly is technically feasible, but it is not permitted in the United States.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration at https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.php?page=nuclear_fuel_cycle"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/back-end-process/"
}