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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
24.
Economic Analysis of Fuel Cycles
24.1.
Cost Components
24.1.1.
Front-End Costs
24.1.1.1.
Mining and Milling
24.1.1.2.
Conversion
24.1.1.3.
Enrichment
24.1.1.4.
Fuel Fabrication
24.1.2.
Back-End Costs
24.1.2.1.
Interim Storage
24.1.2.2.
Transportation
24.1.2.3.
Reprocessing
24.1.2.4.
Waste Disposal
24.2.
Economic Models
24.2.1.
Levelized Costs
24.2.2.
Net Present Value
24.2.3.
Sensitivity Analysis
24.3.
Market Factors
24.3.1.
Uranium Price Volatility
24.3.2.
Supply and Demand
24.3.3.
Long-Term Contracts
24.4.
Comparative Economics
24.4.1.
Once-Through vs. Reprocessing
24.4.2.
Different Reactor Types
24.4.3.
Regional Variations
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