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Nuclear Fuel Cycle
1. Introduction to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
2. Uranium Exploration and Mining
3. Milling and Concentration
4. Uranium Conversion
5. Uranium Enrichment
6. Fuel Fabrication
7. Nuclear Fission Process
8. Fuel Performance in Reactor
9. Fuel Handling and Refueling
10. Spent Nuclear Fuel Characteristics
11. Interim Storage of Spent Fuel
12. Transportation of Nuclear Materials
13. Reprocessing of Spent Fuel
14. Mixed Oxide Fuel
15. Radioactive Waste Classification
16. Waste Treatment and Conditioning
17. Long-Term Disposal
18. Thorium Fuel Cycle
19. Fast Reactor Fuel Cycles
20. Partitioning and Transmutation
21. IAEA Safeguards System
22. Nuclear Material Accountancy
23. Physical Protection
24. Economic Analysis of Fuel Cycles
25. Environmental Impact Assessment
26. Sustainability and Resource Management
15.
Radioactive Waste Classification
15.1.
Low-Level Waste
15.1.1.
Class A Waste
15.1.2.
Class B Waste
15.1.3.
Class C Waste
15.1.4.
Greater Than Class C Waste
15.2.
Intermediate-Level Waste
15.2.1.
Sources
15.2.2.
Characteristics
15.2.3.
Treatment Requirements
15.3.
High-Level Waste
15.3.1.
Spent Fuel
15.3.2.
Reprocessing Waste
15.3.3.
Heat Generation
15.3.4.
Long-Term Hazard
15.4.
Transuranic Waste
15.4.1.
Sources
15.4.2.
Contact-Handled TRU
15.4.3.
Remote-Handled TRU
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