Uranium fuel cycle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029271",
  "term": "Uranium fuel cycle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Uranium Fuel Cycle",
  "definition": "Operations of milling of uranium ore, chemical conversion of uranium, isotopic enrichment of uranium, fabrication of uranium fuel, generation of electricity by a light-water-cooled nuclear power plant using uranium fuel, and reprocessing of spent uranium fuel, to the extent that these directly support the production of electrical power for public use utilizing nuclear energy, but excludes mining operations, operations at waste disposal sites, transportation of any radioactive these operations, and the reuse ofmaterial in support of recovered non-uranium special nuclear and by-product materials from the cycle.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 190.02 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/uranium-fuel-cycle/"
}