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Chemical separation of spent nuclear fuel
supply is low and prices are high. Nuclear reprocessing may extend beyond fuel and include the reprocessing of other nuclear reactor material, such as Zircaloy
Nuclear_reprocessing
1997 and 1999 Tōkai nuclear plant events
second was a criticality accident at a separate fuel reprocessing facility belonging to Japan Nuclear Fuel Conversion Co. (JCO) on 30 September 1999 due
Tokaimura_nuclear_accidents
Nuclear reprocessing plant in Japan
Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant (Japan) The Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility (六ヶ所村核燃料再処理施設, Rokkasho Kakunenryō Saishori
Rokkasho_Reprocessing_Plant
Process of manufacturing and using nuclear fuel
predominate nuclear power generation. Currently, plants in Europe are reprocessing spent fuel from utilities in Europe and Japan. Reprocessing of spent commercial-reactor
Nuclear_fuel_cycle
Containers used to transport nuclear material
A nuclear flask is a shipping container that is used to transport active nuclear materials between nuclear power station and spent fuel reprocessing facilities
Nuclear_flask
Power generated from nuclear reactions
viable to mine new uranium rather than reprocess it. Nuclear reprocessing also carries higher risk of nuclear proliferation, as it separates material
Nuclear_power
Unusable radioactive materials
nuclear fuel can be processed in nuclear reprocessing plants. One third of the total amount has already been reprocessed. With nuclear reprocessing,
Radioactive_waste
Retrieved 2023-08-24. "Reprocessing ceases at UK's Thorp plant : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 2023-08-24
List of nuclear reprocessing plants
List_of_nuclear_reprocessing_plants
commemorate the construction of and resistance against the Wackersdorf nuclear reprocessing plant (WAA). The production and erection of some monuments even during
List of memorials related to the Wackersdorf reprocessing plant
List_of_memorials_related_to_the_Wackersdorf_reprocessing_plant
Spent fuel reprocessing process for plutonium and uranium recovery
Hague site Mayak Magnox Reprocessing Plant and Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant at Sellafield, both ended operation Tokaimura nuclear accidents West Valley
PUREX
able to reprocess nuclear fuel". cbc. Associated Press. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2023. "Pinpointing China's new plutonium reprocessing plant".
Nuclear_power_in_China
Rossin, A. David. "U.S. Policy on Spent Fuel Reprocessing: The Issues". PBS. "Reprocessing and Nuclear Terrorism". Union of Concerned Scientists. Archived
Nuclear power in the United States
Nuclear_power_in_the_United_States
Nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor
fuel pool in the United States. Nuclear reprocessing can separate spent fuel into various combinations of reprocessed uranium, plutonium, minor actinides
Spent_nuclear_fuel
Material fuelling nuclear reactors
see spent nuclear fuel reprocessed in a way that renders the plutonium in it usable for nuclear fuel but not for nuclear weapons. Reprocessing of spent
Nuclear_fuel
pressurised water reactor (PWR)), producing 5.9 GWe. It also has nuclear reprocessing plants at Sellafield and the Tails Management Facility (TMF) operated
Nuclear power in the United Kingdom
Nuclear_power_in_the_United_Kingdom
the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant should only produce the amount of plutonium required for MOX fuel for Japan's nuclear power plants. Nuclear Regulation Authority
Nuclear_power_in_Japan
Decommissioned UK nuclear fuel reprocessing plant (1994–2018)
Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant, or THORP, is a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Sellafield in Cumbria, England. THORP is owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning
Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant
Thermal_Oxide_Reprocessing_Plant
advanced reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel is a potential key to achieve a sustainable nuclear fuel cycle and to tackle the heavy burden of nuclear waste
Advanced reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel
Advanced_reprocessing_of_spent_nuclear_fuel
Type of nuclear fuel
plans to develop fast breeder reactors and reprocessing. Reprocessing of spent commercial-reactor nuclear fuel is not permitted in the United States due
MOX_fuel
Nuclear material pure enough to be used for nuclear weapons
process into Pu-239. It can then be separated from the uranium in a nuclear reprocessing plant. Weapons-grade plutonium is defined as being predominantly
Weapons-grade nuclear material
Weapons-grade_nuclear_material
Nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield
The Magnox Reprocessing Plant is a former nuclear reprocessing facility at Sellafield in northern England, which operated from 1964 to 2022. The plant
Magnox_Reprocessing_Plant
Naturschutz Deutschland Free Republic of Wendland Nuclear power in Germany Nuclear power phase-out Nuclear reprocessing plant Wackersdorf Renewable energy commercialization
Anti-nuclear movement in Germany
Anti-nuclear_movement_in_Germany
Nuclear site in Cumbria, England
storage and nuclear decommissioning. Former activities included nuclear power generation from 1956 to 2003, and nuclear fuel reprocessing from 1952 to
Sellafield
Nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at La Hague, France
The La Hague site is a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at La Hague on the Cotentin Peninsula in northern France, with the Manche storage centre bordering
La_Hague_site
Uranium recovered from spent nuclear fuel reprocessing
Reprocessed uranium (RepU) is the uranium recovered from nuclear reprocessing, as done commercially in France, the UK and Japan and by nuclear weapons
Reprocessed_uranium
Unfinished nuclear reprocessing plant in Germany
The Wackersdorf nuclear reprocessing plant (German: Wiederaufbereitungsanlage Wackersdorf (WAA)) was a planned reprocessing plant in Wackersdorf in Bavaria
Wackersdorf reprocessing plant
Wackersdorf_reprocessing_plant
Japanese nuclear energy company
has a design reprocessing capacity of 800 tonnes-U/year, enough to reprocess the spent fuel produced by 30 reactors at 1,000 MW-class nuclear power stations
Japan_Nuclear_Fuel_Limited
Conversion of an atom from one element to another
with thermal neutrons. Even countries like France which practice nuclear reprocessing extensively, usually do not reuse the plutonium content of used MOX-fuel
Nuclear_transmutation
2025 American military action
ability to weaponize the nuclear reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel into fissile material through safeguards, Pahlavi handed nuclear-construction contracts
2025 United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
2025_United_States_strikes_on_Iranian_nuclear_sites
Highly radioactive waste material
waste. High-level waste includes spent nuclear fuel itself as well as the byproducts of nuclear reprocessing, which results in liquid raffinates and
High-level_waste
Location of two former nuclear research establishments in northern Scotland
2016. A plant for reprocessing MTR fuel was built early in the life of the Dounreay facility and operated for over 30 years, reprocessing on a small scale
Dounreay
North Korean nuclear site
following development program of larger Magnox reactors. The spent nuclear fuel reprocessing facility appeared to still be under construction in 1992. The
Nyongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center
Nyongbyon_Nuclear_Scientific_Research_Center
Reaction that splits an atomic nucleus
albeit only in certain configurations. Nuclear reprocessing aims to recover usable material from spent nuclear fuel to both enable uranium (and thorium)
Nuclear_fission
2011 nuclear accident in Japan
On 11 March 2011, a major nuclear accident started at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan. The direct cause was the Tōhoku
Fukushima_nuclear_accident
For non-power reactors, see List of nuclear research reactors. For fuel plants see List of nuclear reprocessing plants. Where not otherwise specified
List of commercial nuclear reactors
List_of_commercial_nuclear_reactors
Nuclear waste remediation site outside Buffalo, NY
radioactive waste left behind after the abandonment of a commercial nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in 1980. The project was created by an Act of Congress in
West Valley Demonstration Project
West_Valley_Demonstration_Project
Nuclear reprocessing plant in Russia
'lighthouse') is a nuclear facility near Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, with production reactors and a reprocessing plant. Its reprocessing capacity, at
Mayak
Proposed fuel-recycling commercial reactor
NRC. List of small modular reactor designs Nuclear renaissance in the United States Nuclear reprocessing Sonal Patel (February 20, 2020), "Exclusive:
Aurora_nuclear_reactor
US nuclear legislation
credits or making guarantees; to any country which— (A) delivers nuclear reprocessing or enrichment equipment, materials, or technology to any other country;
Symington_Amendment
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up reprocessing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Reprocessing may refer to: Nuclear reprocessing Recycling This disambiguation page lists articles
Reprocessing
cooperation, the atomic energy commission spent decades on learning the nuclear reprocessing as most studies were conducted at the second Pakistan Atomic Research
Nuclear_power_in_Pakistan
this composition could be obtained relatively easily from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel from civilian reactors. However, to do so would require
Swedish nuclear weapons program
Swedish_nuclear_weapons_program
Branch of chemistry dealing with radioactivity, transmutation and other nuclear processes
nuclear fission see the work of Otto Hahn. This is the chemistry associated with any part of the nuclear fuel cycle, including nuclear reprocessing.
Nuclear_chemistry
Atoms or particles produced by nuclear fission
fuel reprocessing plants (and the Chernobyl site in 2005) is caesium-137. Iodine-129 is a major radioactive isotope released from reprocessing plants
Nuclear_fission_product
using plutonium from dismantled nuclear weapons. After the cancellation of German plans to build a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Wackersdorf, Germany
Nuclear_power_in_France
fuels". Natarajan, R. (2015). "Reprocessing of spent fast reactor nuclear fuels". Reprocessing and Recycling of Spent Nuclear Fuel. pp. 213–243. doi:10
Reactor-grade_plutonium
Nuclear power plant near Borssele, Netherlands
tonnes of high-level waste annually. The nuclear plant had a long-term contract with the nuclear reprocessing facility in La Hague. This contract ended
Borssele Nuclear Power Station
Borssele_Nuclear_Power_Station
US Department of Energy reservation in South Carolina
Control room H Canyon is the sole operational, industrial-scale, nuclear reprocessing facility in the United States. At the end of the Cold War, its mission
Savannah_River_Site
Nuclear facility in France
(ATALANTE) is a CEA laboratory investigating the issues of nuclear reprocessing of nuclear fuel and of radioactive waste. The site housed a number of
Marcoule_Nuclear_Site
Uranium processed to increase the percentage of uranium-235
uranium from spent nuclear fuel. RepU is a product of nuclear fuel cycles involving nuclear reprocessing of spent fuel. RepU recovered from light water reactor
Enriched_uranium
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
suspend enrichment and reprocessing activities until 'confidence is restored in the purely peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program.'" U.S. Secretary
Iran_nuclear_deal
fissile material, either nuclear reactors and reprocessing plants producing plutonium, or uranium enrichment facilities. Nuclear weapons have been used
Nuclear_weapon
Breakdown of nuclear fission results
Lanthanides are a problem in nuclear reprocessing because they are chemically very similar to actinides and most reprocessing aims at separating some or
Fission_products_(by_element)
Isotope of krypton
these human sources is nuclear fuel reprocessing, as krypton-85 is one of the seven common medium-lived fission products. Nuclear fission produces about
Krypton-85
Nuclear power plant south of Chennai, India
(50 mi) south of Chennai, India, is a comprehensive nuclear power production, fuel reprocessing, and waste treatment facility that includes plutonium
Madras_Atomic_Power_Station
Tendency of highly fluorinated molecules to vaporize
fluorides: Kr Uhlir, Jan. "An Experience on Dry Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing in the Czech Republic" (PDF). OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. Retrieved 2008-05-21. Uhlir
Fluoride_volatility
Norway, Turkey, Portugal, Spain) joined forces to build a pilot nuclear reprocessing installation. The atoomwijk, a housing project for workers on private
Nuclear_power_in_Belgium
Pair of research nuclear reactors in Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
In addition a reprocessing facility referred to as New Labs also exists for nuclear weapon research and production. The first nuclear reactor was supplied
Pakistan Atomic Research Reactor
Pakistan_Atomic_Research_Reactor
Severe events involving radioactive materials
A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents
Radioactive contamination of Lake Karachay
use as a dumping ground by the Soviet Union's Mayak nuclear weapons laboratory and fuel reprocessing plant. A string of accidents and disasters at the Mayak
Pollution_of_Lake_Karachay
1960 and the Lucens heavy water reactor from 1966, and carried out nuclear reprocessing, producing small quantities of plutonium, although it was not weapons-grade
Switzerland and weapons of mass destruction
Switzerland_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
disposed without reprocessing, though there are instances of spent fuel sent to Russia for reprocessing. For the spent fuel that is not reprocessed, it is kept
Nuclear_power_in_Hungary
Nuclear reactor where fast neutrons maintain a fission chain reaction
reactors to be judged a higher nuclear proliferation risk, especially as breeder reactors require nuclear reprocessing, which can be redirected to produce
Fast-neutron_reactor
Chemical compound
as part of the purification of natural ores. It is also used in nuclear reprocessing as part of the PUREX process. A 15–40% (usually about 30%) solution
Tributyl_phosphate
Aspect of Japan's military history
civil nuclear program, reprocessing, and stockpile of plutonium. Some 21st century politicians have supported a role for US nuclear weapons in Japan. The
Japan and weapons of mass destruction
Japan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Plutonium present within the environment
Channel. In contrast, nuclear reprocessing contributes the majority of the 238Pu and 241Pu in the Earth's oceans, whereas nuclear weapons testing is responsible
Plutonium_in_the_environment
Type of nuclear fuel
Balakovo reactor - World Nuclear News". www.world-nuclear-news.org. Simpson, Michael; Law, Jack (2024-10-20). "Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing" (PDF). INL Research
Remix_Fuel
International treaty
Agency, has called the spread of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities the "Achilles' heel" of the nuclear nonproliferation regime. As of 2007, 13 states
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons
Spread of nuclear weapons
reactors (not commercial electricity-generating reactors) and a nuclear reprocessing plant to produce some weapons-grade plutonium. The weakness of the
Nuclear_proliferation
Isotope of hydrogen with two neutrons
considered in the operation of nuclear reactors, especially in the reprocessing of nuclear fuel and storage of spent nuclear fuel. The production of tritium
Tritium
Scale to enable communication of safety information in nuclear accidents
The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) was introduced in 1990 by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to enable
International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale
International_Nuclear_and_Radiological_Event_Scale
Fuel reprocessing facility that recovers uranium and plutonium from spent fuel using the PUREX process. Based on extended Eurochemic reprocessing plant
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Type of nuclear reactor
unit of uranium ore even though a higher burnup can be achieved. Nuclear reprocessing can "stretch" the fuel supply of both natural uranium and enriched
Pressurized_water_reactor
How nuclear fuel behaves during a reactor accident
This page describes how uranium dioxide nuclear fuel and its zirconium alloy cladding behave under reactor accident conditions — principally loss-of-coolant
Behavior of nuclear fuel during a reactor accident
Behavior_of_nuclear_fuel_during_a_reactor_accident
secretly began building the Negev Nuclear Research Center, a facility near Dimona housing a nuclear reactor and reprocessing plant in the late 1950s. During
Israel_and_nuclear_weapons
Process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground
abundance of uranium had put into question plans to reprocess spent nuclear fuel. The reprocessing plans dated from decades previous, when uranium was
Uranium_mining
Chemical compound
production can be used as a mineral extraction reagent, an extractant for nuclear reprocessing, and its use as an extractant for identification of dyes may result
Trioctylamine
Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
electrolysis to separate certain components from used nuclear fuel rods. Unlike traditional aqueous reprocessing techniques, which dissolve the fuel rods in acid
Idaho_National_Laboratory
Microporous, aluminosilicate mineral group
reactor to complete its cycle. Zeolites have been used in advanced nuclear reprocessing methods, where their micro-porous ability to capture some ions while
Zeolite
Monument in Salzburg, Austria
of the Salzburg and Austrian populations against the Wackersdorf nuclear reprocessing plant (WAA) in Bavaria. The Wackersdorf Memorial is dedicated to
Wackersdorf Memorial (Salzburg)
Wackersdorf_Memorial_(Salzburg)
State ability to develop nuclear weapons
current nuclear reactors. This includes both the processes of the enrichment of uranium and the reprocessing of plutonium. Retaining stores of nuclear materials
Nuclear_latency
Australian actress (born 1973)
million globally. In 2006, she also appeared as the adoring wife of a nuclear reprocessing facility worker in the HBO film Pu-239. In 2007, Mitchell starred
Radha_Mitchell
American singer, songwriter and political activist (born 1948)
tribute to his roadies. In spring of 1978, Browne appeared near a nuclear reprocessing plant in Barnwell, South Carolina, to perform a free concert the
Jackson_Browne
Radiosotope of carbon
transmutation of nitrogen-14 impurities), and if the spent fuel is sent to nuclear reprocessing then the 14C is released, for example as CO2 during PUREX. After
Carbon-14
breeder reactors and the Advanced Thermal Reactor. It also owned a nuclear reprocessing facility and its activities included uranium exploration in Australia
Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation
Power_Reactor_and_Nuclear_Fuel_Development_Corporation
that have oxygen donor atoms. Plutonyl salts are important in nuclear fuel reprocessing. The chemistry of the plutonyl ion resembles the chemistry of
Plutonyl
Defunct nuclear power plant in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan (1966-2011)
incidents List of nuclear power plants in Japan Tokaimura nuclear accident 5 yen coin § Use in nuclear accident investigation Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant, meant
Tōkai_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Thermal power station where the heat source is a nuclear reactor
is the preferred material for nuclear weapons, reprocessing is seen as a weapon proliferation risk. Building a nuclear power plant often spans five to
Nuclear_power_plant
Topics referred to by the same term
Bunkering, the refueling of ships Refueling aircraft at airports Nuclear reprocessing Spent nuclear fuel This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Refueling
demonstration projects. The Congressional Budget Office assessed that reprocessing spent nuclear fuel would cost considerably more than disposal in a long-term
International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation
International_Framework_for_Nuclear_Energy_Cooperation
Nuclear reactor generating more fissile material than it consumes
All reprocessing can present a proliferation concern, since it can extract weapons-usable material from spent fuel. The most common reprocessing technique
Breeder_reactor
Irish activist and businesswoman
participated in Greenpeace protests against the Sellafield plant for nuclear reprocessing, located across the Irish Sea in Cumbria, England. She was especially
Ali_Hewson
Substance that slows down particles with no electric charge
enrichment or nuclear reprocessing becomes necessary to operate such reactors, increasing overall costs. Both enrichment and reprocessing are expensive
Neutron_moderator
Field of physics dealing with nuclear reactors
manufactured nuclear fuel. Chemical separation of the fission products restores the nuclear fuel so that it can be used again. Nuclear reprocessing is useful
Nuclear_reactor_physics
Chemical compound
component. It is used as a diluent for tributyl phosphate (TBP) in nuclear reprocessing plants. The combustion reaction of dodecane is as follows: C12H26(l)
Dodecane
List of nuclear and radiological incidents that occurred in Japan
Plant Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant Nuclear power in Japan List of civilian nuclear accidents List of civilian nuclear incidents
List of Japanese nuclear incidents
List_of_Japanese_nuclear_incidents
radioactive material in Tammiku, Estonia. 1993 Tomsk-7 accident at the Reprocessing Complex in Seversk, Russia, when a tank exploded while being cleaned
Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents
Lists_of_nuclear_disasters_and_radioactive_incidents
Type of nuclear reactor that uses normal water
unenriched natural uranium, and therefore uranium enrichment or nuclear reprocessing becomes necessary to operate such reactors, increasing overall costs
Light-water_reactor
Nuclear energy and fuels company
generated and sold electricity, reprocessed and managed spent fuel (mainly at Sellafield), and decommissioned nuclear plants and other similar facilities
Great British Energy – Nuclear
Great_British_Energy_–_Nuclear
U.S. Department of Energy reservation in South Carolina
production reactors and reprocessing activities had been shut down and N Reactor converted to maximize electricity production. The nuclear weapons production
Savannah_River_Plant
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a.
Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.
pl.
of Nucleus
superl.
Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
superl.
Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
n.
A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.
a.
Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.
superl.
Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
adv.
Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
n.
A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.
a.
Alt. of Nuclear
a.
Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.
n.
A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis.
a.
Having a nucleus; nucleated.
superl.
Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
adv.
In a clear manner; plainly.
v. t.
To gather, as about a nucleus or center.
superl.
Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
a.
Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason
v. t.
To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.
v. t.
To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out.