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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
20.
Partitioning and Transmutation
20.1.
Partitioning Technologies
20.1.1.
Advanced Separation
20.1.1.1.
Selective Extraction
20.1.1.2.
Ion Exchange
20.1.1.3.
Pyrochemical Methods
20.1.2.
Target Isotopes
20.1.2.1.
Long-Lived Fission Products
20.1.2.2.
Minor Actinides
20.2.
Transmutation Methods
20.2.1.
Reactor-Based Transmutation
20.2.1.1.
Fast Reactors
20.2.1.2.
Thermal Reactors
20.2.2.
Accelerator-Driven Systems
20.2.2.1.
Spallation Neutron Sources
20.2.2.2.
Subcritical Systems
20.3.
Benefits and Challenges
20.3.1.
Waste Reduction
20.3.2.
Technical Complexity
20.3.3.
Economic Considerations
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