Nuclear Fuel Cycle

  1. Reprocessing of Spent Fuel
    1. Reprocessing Objectives
      1. Uranium Recovery
        1. Plutonium Recovery
          1. Waste Volume Reduction
            1. Resource Conservation
            2. PUREX Process
              1. Process Chemistry
                1. Solvent Extraction Principles
                  1. Chemical Reactions
                    1. Separation Mechanisms
                    2. Process Steps
                      1. Fuel Dissolution
                        1. Clarification
                          1. Extraction Cycles
                            1. Product Purification
                            2. Equipment Design
                              1. Dissolution Vessels
                                1. Extraction Columns
                                  1. Evaporators
                                  2. Waste Streams
                                    1. High-Level Liquid Waste
                                      1. Intermediate-Level Waste
                                        1. Low-Level Waste
                                      2. Advanced Reprocessing Technologies
                                        1. UREX+ Process
                                          1. Process Modifications
                                            1. Advantages
                                            2. Pyroprocessing
                                              1. Electrochemical Principles
                                                1. Process Steps
                                                2. Other Emerging Methods
                                                  1. COEX Process
                                                    1. GANEX Process
                                                  2. Reprocessing Products
                                                    1. Recovered Uranium
                                                      1. Composition
                                                        1. Re-enrichment Requirements
                                                        2. Separated Plutonium
                                                          1. Purity Requirements
                                                            1. Storage
                                                              1. MOX Fuel Applications
                                                              2. Minor Actinides
                                                                1. Separation Techniques
                                                                  1. Transmutation Options
                                                                  2. Waste Products
                                                                    1. High-Level Waste
                                                                      1. Secondary Wastes

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