Nuclear Fuel Cycle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019166",
  "term": "Nuclear Fuel Cycle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The series of steps involved in supplying fuel for nuclear power reactors. It can include mining, milling, use in reactors, chemical reprocessing, re-enrichment of the fuel material or waste disposal.\n\n2. Series of steps involved in supplying fuel for nuclear power reactors. The fuel cycle can include milling, fabrication and use of fuel.\n\n3. Operations defined to be associated with the production of electrical power for public use by any fuel cycle through utilization of nuclear energy.\n\n4. Consists of front-end steps that prepare uranium for use in nuclear reactors and back-end steps to 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.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "RadTown Glossary",
    "Radiation Protection Radiation Glossary",
    "40 CFR 190.02 (CFR 2018)",
    "U.S. Energy Information Administration at https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.php?page=nuclear_fuel_cycle"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/nuclear-fuel-cycle/"
}