Discussion
Which of the following statement/(s) is/are true with regard to "Nuclear Fuel Cycle" ?
A. It is the series of industrial processes which involve the production of electricity from uranium in nuclear power reactors.
B. The nuclear fuel cycles start with the mining of uranium and end with the disposal of nuclear waste.
C. To prepare uranium for use in a nuclear reactor, it undergoes the steps of mining, milling, conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer: D
All three statements are true, so the answer is A, B and C.
The nuclear fuel cycle is the series of industrial processes involved in producing electricity from uranium in nuclear power reactors (A). It begins with mining uranium ore and ends with the disposal of nuclear waste (B), so it covers both the front end, before the reactor, and the back end, after it.
To prepare uranium for a reactor it is mined, milled into uranium oxide concentrate (yellowcake), converted into uranium hexafluoride gas, enriched to raise the share of uranium-235, and fabricated into fuel pellets and assemblies (C). These three statements follow the standard description, so no option leaving one out is correct.
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