Lucas Heights nuclear research facility, Sydney · 2016-09-05 · CONTROLLED IN SITU LEACHING With...
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Lucas Heights nuclear research facility, Sydney
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http://www.nrc.gov/images/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/nuclear-fuel-cycle-02.jpg
1. Uranium Mining
https://antinuclearinfo.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/in-situ-leaching.gif?w=540&h=435
2. Milling and Conversion
3. Uranium Enrichment
4. Fuel Fabrication
5. Reactor Burn
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qnh5BAiLTtE/Tun_goCaufI/AAAAAAAABHw/0b4j1zeoB7g/s1600/Nuclear+plant.png
6. Spent Fuel Storage
7. Reprocessing
http://www.jaea.go.jp/english/04/tokai-cycle/images/02/2_2.gif
8. Waste Disposal
1. Energy Generation and DistributionFrance 76.3%
Ukraine 56.5%
Slovakia 55.9%
Hungary 52.7%
Slovenia 38.0%
Belgium 37.5%
Armenia 34.5%
Sweden 34.3%
Finland 33.7%
Switzerland 33.5%
Czech Republic 32.5%
South Korea 31.7%
Bulgaria 31.3%
http://www.nei.org/Knowledge-Center/Nuclear-Statistics/World-Statistics
2. Cost
3. Greenhouse Gas Footprint
http://www.uncclearn.org/sites/default/files/inventory/ipcc15.pdf
4. Resource Feed Stocks
• Uranium.
• Thorium breeder reactors?
http://energyskeptic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Nuclear-Power-Plants-Uranium-production-EWG.bmp
5. Safety
6. Politics of Nuclear Energy
Conclusion