Open AccessNuclear Fuel Cycle Front End Chemistry
Author(s) -
P. Blanpain,
Georges Capus,
Jean-Claude Palussiere
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/000942905777675426
Subject(s) - nuclear fuel cycle , nuclear fuel , uranium , uranium oxide , depleted uranium , nuclear engineering , fuel cycle , chemistry , spent nuclear fuel , nuclear reprocessing , enriched uranium , radiochemistry , nuclear chemistry , nuclear physics , engineering , physics
A broad description of the main chemical processes involved at each main step of the nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mining to nuclear grade uranium oxide preparation for nuclear fuel fabrication is provided.