Nuclear Fuel Cycle - Front End

Front End

  • 1 Uranium ore - the principal raw material of nuclear fuel

  • 2 Yellowcake - the form in which uranium is transported to a conversion plant

  • 3 UF6 - used in enrichment

  • 4 Nuclear fuel - a compact, inert, insoluble solid

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