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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
8.
Fuel Performance in Reactor
8.1.
Fuel Burnup
8.1.1.
Burnup Measurement
8.1.1.1.
Units and Definitions
8.1.1.2.
Calculation Methods
8.1.2.
Burnup Effects
8.1.2.1.
Reactivity Changes
8.1.2.2.
Isotopic Evolution
8.1.2.3.
Physical Changes
8.2.
Fuel Composition Changes
8.2.1.
U-235 Depletion
8.2.1.1.
Consumption Rate
8.2.1.2.
Spatial Distribution
8.2.2.
Fission Product Buildup
8.2.2.1.
Major Fission Products
8.2.2.2.
Neutron Poisons
8.2.2.3.
Noble Gases
8.2.3.
Actinide Production
8.2.3.1.
Plutonium Buildup
8.2.3.2.
Minor Actinides
8.2.3.3.
Transmutation Chains
8.3.
Fuel Integrity
8.3.1.
Cladding Performance
8.3.1.1.
Corrosion Mechanisms
8.3.1.2.
Oxidation
8.3.1.3.
Hydriding
8.3.1.4.
Crud Deposition
8.3.2.
Pellet-Cladding Interaction
8.3.2.1.
Thermal Expansion
8.3.2.2.
Fission Gas Pressure
8.3.2.3.
Chemical Interaction
8.3.3.
Failure Mechanisms
8.3.3.1.
Stress Corrosion Cracking
8.3.3.2.
Fretting
8.3.3.3.
Overheating
8.3.4.
Failure Detection
8.3.4.1.
Coolant Activity Monitoring
8.3.4.2.
Sipping Tests
8.3.4.3.
Visual Inspection
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