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Bookmark or Share- What is Nuclear Energy? The Science of Nuclear PowerThe nuclear fuel cycle is an industrial process involving various steps to produce electricity from uranium in nuclear power reactors. The cycle starts with the mining of uranium and ends with the disposal of nuclear waste.
- Global Overview of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management - IAEAIn terms of overall volume, around 95% of existing radioactive waste has very low level (VLLW) or low-level (LLW) radioactivity, while about 4% is intermediate level waste (ILW) and less than 1% is high-level waste (HLW). Since the start of nuclear electricity production in 1954 to the end of 2016, some 390,000 tonnes of spent fuel were generated.
- Nuclear waste processing - IAEANuclear waste must be processed to make it safe for disposal. This includes its collection and sorting; reducing its volume and changing its chemical and physical composition, such as concentrating liquid waste; and finally, its conditioning so it is immobilized and packaged before storage and disposal.
- Radioactive waste and spent fuel management | IAEARadioactive waste and spent fuel management The operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities and activities using radioisotopes in science, industry and medicine generate radioactive waste. Such waste needs to be managed in a way that keeps people and the environment safe over long periods of time.
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management - International Atomic Energy ...radioactive waste Management The publication Experience in the Management of Radioactive Waste After Nuclear Accidents: A Basis for Preplanning (IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. NW-T-1.31) summarizes experiences and preparedness for managing waste in the event of a nuclear or radiological accident. The publication
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