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FUEL CYCLE [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2008-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A cycle comprising all of the operations from the mining and milling of uranium, through conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication, to spent fuel storage and ultimate disposal of reprocessing and recycling of valuable materials and disposal of radioactive wastes.

OBS

fuel cycle: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Succession d'opérations industrielles à laquelle peut être soumis le combustible nucléaire, telles que l'exploitation minière, l'extraction, la conversion, l'enrichissement, la fabrication et l'utilisation du combustible, le retraitement, le recyclage des matières fissiles ou fertiles récupérées et l'évacuation des déchets radioactifs. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

cycle du combustible : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física nuclear
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
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