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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
19.
Fast Reactor Fuel Cycles
19.1.
Fast Reactor Characteristics
19.1.1.
Neutron Spectrum
19.1.1.1.
Fast vs. Thermal Neutrons
19.1.1.2.
Cross Section Differences
19.1.2.
Reactor Types
19.1.2.1.
Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors
19.1.2.2.
Lead-Cooled Fast Reactors
19.1.2.3.
Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors
19.2.
Breeding Concepts
19.2.1.
Plutonium Breeding
19.2.1.1.
U-238 to Pu-239
19.2.1.2.
Breeding Ratio
19.2.2.
Fuel Utilization
19.2.2.1.
Resource Extension
19.2.2.2.
Waste Reduction
19.3.
Actinide Management
19.3.1.
Minor Actinide Burning
19.3.1.1.
Transmutation Reactions
19.3.1.2.
Waste Reduction Benefits
19.3.2.
Fuel Cycle Integration
19.3.2.1.
Reprocessing Requirements
19.3.2.2.
Fuel Fabrication
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