Uranium oxide concentrate (U3O8): The mixture of uranium oxides produced after milling uranium ore from a mine. Sometimes loosely called yellowcake.…
Uranium-233 is a fissile isotope of uranium that is bred from thorium-232 as part of the thorium fuel cycle. Uranium-233…
Uranium-235 is an isotope of uranium making up about 0.72% of natural uranium. Unlike the predominant isotope uranium-238, it is…
Used fuel – Fuel assemblies removed from a reactor after several years’ use
Vitrification The incorporation of high-level wastes into borosilicate glass, to make up about 14% of it by mass. It is designed…