Keywords: Nuclear Fuel Cycle.png 2005-06-01 own assumed Tungsten This diagram demonstrates the nuclear fuel cycle Uranium is mined enriched and manufactured to nuclear fuel 1 which is delivered to a nuclear power plant After usage in the power plant the spent fuel is delivered to a reprocessing plant 2 or to final repository 3 for permanent storage in a safe place such as inside rock In reprocessing 95 of spent fuel can be recycled to be returned to usage in a power plant 4 I made the image myself It is public domain Nuclear fuel and waste schemas and diagrams |